Trial location: Oncativo (Córdoba). IPEA.

Trial carried out within the INTA-BIAGRO Technological Agreement.

Professionals in charge:

Ing. Jorge O. Petrello, Ing. Alcides Lamas, Ing. Jaime Noel. (IPEA). Ing. Alejandro Perticari, Ing. Juan C. Pacheco Basurco. (IMYZA INTA Castelar).
Ing. Roberto Echegaray (Biagro).


Colaboración especial para la realización de estudios de ocupación de cepas introducidas en nódulos: Dra. María Florencia Del Papa, Dr. Antonio Lagares. (IBBM UNLP). Agradecimiento a los alumnos del IPEA.


History and characteristics of the plot:

Previous crops: inoculated soybean. Alfalfa 1996- I 998. Peanut I 998-1999. Sorghum 1999-2000. Population of specific soybean-nodulation bacteria: > 1,000 bac/g. of soil (NMP).

Soil characterisation:

Compound samples were taken and sent to the Soil Institute of the INTA Castelar.
Results: OM = 2.17%. CO: 1.26%. NO = 0.14%. C/N = 9. P=27.3 PPM. CE = 0.33 Ms/cm. pH = 6.1. The soil is from the Oncativo Series, formed over loamy material of flat hillocks and complex drainage. The soil is an aplustol entic with fine loamy and sandy texture with poor developed horizons. Related to IIIc class.

Sowing method:
direct drilling Seed: GM 5. VC Nidera 5436. Planting date: November 15th, 2000

Inoculation method:
INTA-BIAGRO preinoculation
(Nodulest 10 inoculant + Biagro S1 adhesive + Biagro S2 additive).

Weed and plague control:
10-08-00 1,7 l/ha Roundup full + 3 g/ha p.a. metasulfurón.
10-10-00 2,35 l/ha Clifosato + 115 cm3/ha cipermetrina.
31-10-00 3 l/ha Glifosato + 250 cm3/ha cipermetrina.
01-12-00 2,5 l/ha + 100 cm3/ha cipermetrina.
29- 12-00 2,5 l/ha + 80 cm3/ha cipermetrina.
08-02-01 2,5 l/ha + 100 cm3/ha cipermetrina.

Experimental design:
Randomised blocks. Six (6) repetitions in plots 6.6 yards long and 4 rows with 20 inches of row spacing. Plots and blocks separated by less than 40 inches.

Nodule observation:
8 plants in full bloom (R2) were taken from each plot. For the analysis of the percentage of occupation in the nodules of the strains introduced by the inoculant, samples of 8 nodules in the main root were taken from each plant (about 64 nodules per plot). Around 300-400 nodules were processed for treatment and sent to the IBBM-UNLP.

Strains used:
The strains used for the trial from the IMYZA-INTA-Castelar collection were specially prepared by Laboratorios Biagro S.A. and formulated following the protocol for Nodulest 10 inoculant to be used with the INTA-BIAGRO preinoculation technology. Strains: E109, S5079, S5080, Tucumán 1, Salta 1.

Treatments:
1- Uninoculated
2- Uninoculated and fertilised with 400 N units (divided in 5 applications of 80 UN: planting, V2, V4, R1, R3)
3, 4- E109 single and double dose.
5, 6- Tucumán 1 single and double dose.
7, 8- Salta 1 single and double dose.
9, 10- S5079 single and double dose.
11, 12- S5080 single and double dose.

Rainfalls: November, 2000: 23mm. December, 2000: 97mm. January, 2001: 153mm. February, 2001: 29.1mm. March, 2001: 145mm. April, 2001: 68mm. until harvest.
Harvest date: April 25th, 2001. Harvest: 26 linear feet of row in each plot. Cultivable surface = 13.5 ft2. Density = 4 plants/linear feet.
Comments: when the crop was developing flower clusters, it withstood a heavy hailstorm with severe defoliation, branch loss and injuries on the stem.

Summary chart with up-to-date analysed data (the data is expressed as an average for each strain):

The bar chart describes the level of response for the preinoculated treatments against uninoculated ones in a soil with a naturalised population of specific soybean nodulating bacteria that will be identified and characterised at the IBBM.

 

Oncativo 2000/2001: Nodulest 10
INTA-BIAGRO Preinoculation Strains


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