Optimizing NPSB fertilizer rates for enhanced yield and yield components of mung bean (Vigna radiata L:) varieties.

ABSTRACT: Ethiopia's mung bean sector faces profound constraints: persistently degraded soils, critically low adoption of essential NPSB fertilizers, and a severe shortage of improved varieties. These factors collectively cripple the crop's inherent productivity and national potential. To directly address these barriers, this two-year field study (2022 and 2023) evaluated the synergistic effects of improved mung bean varieties and NPSB fertilizer application on crop performance. The experiment was conducted using a factorial design within a randomized complete block layout, replicated 3 times, to test 3 key varieties: NVL-1, N-26, and Arkebe, at 5 different NPSB fertilizer rates of 0, 25, 50, 75, and 100 kg per hectare. Results decisively demonstrated that optimal growth and yield parameters were co

SUBMITTER: Manore D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12551827 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature