Response of Faba Bean (Vicia Faba L.) to Phosphorus Fertiliizer and Farm Yard Manure on Acidic Soils in Boloso Sore Woreda, Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Abstract

Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) variety was evaluated for its performance upon the application of P (TSP) fertilizers and Farm yard manure in Boloso sore Woreda of Wolaita Zone in 2014 cropping season. This study was carried out with the objectives of investigating the optimum rates of P fertilizers (0, 15, 30, 45 and 60 kg/ha) and FYM (0, 4 and 8 t/ha) for faba bean production on acidic soils. The experiment was laid out in factorial RCBD design with three replications. The data collected were plant height, tillers per plant (productive & Non-productive), Pods per plant, Seeds per pod, grain yield, biomass and thousand seed weight.  In the analysis of variance some of the parameters such as tillers per plant, Seeds per pod and Moisture content showed significance difference (p<0.05). In the mean comparison analysis for significant parameters, the FYM with the rate of 8t/ha combined with no P fertilizer and the FYM with the rate of 4t/ha combined with 60kg/ha of P(TSP) fertilizer performed better than that other combinations.

Keywords: Farmyard manure, Triple superphosphate, treatments, replication