A greenhouse experiment was carried out to evaluate the effect of sulphur (S) inoculated with Acidithiobacillus on phosphorus (P) availability from natural phosphate (NP) using different fertilizer application methods on yam bean (Pachyrhizus erosus) grown in a “Tableland Forest” soil (Podzol Hydromorphic dystrophic) of the “Zona da Mata” in the State of Pernambuco, Brazil. Plants were inoculated with rhizobia strains (NFN 747 and NFB 748) and control treatments added without rhizobia inoculation. The P treatments were: (1) NP pelleted with […]

Phosphorus is the macronutrient that most often contributes to increasing the productivity of crops in Brazil. It has been shown that certain Rhizobium-plants symbiosis require higher levels of phosphorus, as compared to the nitrogen- fertilized plants. Several different ways of placing soluble phosphate were tested for both common beans and chickpea crops, with the objective of increasing the efficiency of using phosphorus available in the soil without increasing fertilizer amount. The common bean crop set up in Jaguapitã (PR), was […]