Paper · 2025 · Journal of Plant Nutrition

Cultivar-specific responses to post-emergence rhizobial reinoculation in common bean

Westefann S. Sousa; Rogério P. Soratto; Emerson F. C. Souza; et al.

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Abstract

Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) relies heavily on nitrogen (N) and partially meets its needs through rhizobial N2 fixation. Post-emergence rhizobial reinoculation may enhance this process. Under controlled conditions, we assessed the efficiency of liquid Rhizobium inoculant rates applied post-emergence on nodulation, dry matter, N nutritional status, and agronomic traits. Treatments consisted of three common bean cultivars (IPR Andorinha, IPR Campos Gerais, and TAA Dama) cultivated under six N input methods: control; seed inoculation; seed inoculation + post-emergence reinoculation with spraying of 400, 800, and 1200 mL ha−1 of liquid inoculant (equivalent to 2.9, 5.9, and 8.9 × 106 colony-forming units plant−1); and mineral-N fertilization with 120 kg N ha−1. At the R8 stage, post-emergence reinoculation, especially at 800 and 1200 mL ha−1, increased nodule number and dry matter relative to seed inoculation and control treatments. Mineral-N fertilization, however, resulted in higher chlorophyll indices, shoot dry matter, and seed weight per plant compared with inoculation treatments, particularly for IPR Andorinha and TAA Dama. Cultivars and N input methods interacted significantly for shoot N concentration, N accumulation, and seed weight, evidencing genotypic variability in the response to biological N fixation and mineral N. TAA Dama stood out for nodulation and biomass accumulation. For IPR Campos Gerais, the highest shoot N accumulation at R8 (0.43 mg plant−1) occurred with 1200 mL ha−1 of post-emergence inoculant. These findings demonstrate that post-emergence reinoculation can enhance biological N fixation in common bean, but its effectiveness depends on cultivar selection and alignment with mineral-N management.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Post-emergence reinoculation, especially 800 and 1200 mL ha−1, increased nodules versus seed inoculation and control.

Taxon
Common beanPhaseolus vulgarist0
Treatment
post-emergence reinoculation, especially at 800 and 1200 mL ha−1e0
Interactor
RhizobiumRhizobiume1symbiont
Outcome
nodule numbere0
Direction
increasede0
Comparator
seed inoculation and control treatmentse0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Phaseolus vulgaris
Phaseolus vulgaris · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Rhizobium
Rhizobium · Interactor · picture of the genus (one of its species)Ninjatacoshell · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“post-emergence reinoculation, especially at 800 and 1200 mL ha−1, increased nodule number and dry matter relative to seed inoculation and control treatments.”

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“rhizobial reinoculation in common bean”

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“liquid Rhizobium inoculant rates”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Post-emergence reinoculation, especially 800 and 1200 mL ha−1, increased dry matter versus seed inoculation and control.

Taxon
Common beanPhaseolus vulgarist0
Treatment
post-emergence reinoculation, especially at 800 and 1200 mL ha−1e0
Interactor
RhizobiumRhizobiume1symbiont
Outcome
dry mattere0
Direction
increasede0
Comparator
seed inoculation and control treatmentse0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Phaseolus vulgaris
Phaseolus vulgaris · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Rhizobium
Rhizobium · Interactor · picture of the genus (one of its species)Ninjatacoshell · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“post-emergence reinoculation, especially at 800 and 1200 mL ha−1, increased nodule number and dry matter relative to seed inoculation and control treatments.”

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“rhizobial reinoculation in common bean”

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“liquid Rhizobium inoculant rates”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Mineral nitrogen raised chlorophyll indices over inoculation treatments.

Taxon
Common beanPhaseolus vulgarist0
Material
IPR Andorinha and TAA Damae0
Treatment
Mineral-N fertilizatione0
Outcome
chlorophyll indicese0
Direction
highere0
Comparator
inoculation treatmentse0

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Phaseolus vulgaris
Phaseolus vulgaris · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Mineral-N fertilization, however, resulted in higher chlorophyll indices, shoot dry matter, and seed weight per plant compared with inoculation treatments, particularly for IPR Andorinha and TAA Dama.”

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“common bean”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Mineral nitrogen raised shoot dry matter over inoculation treatments.

Taxon
Common beanPhaseolus vulgarist0
Material
IPR Andorinha and TAA Damae0
Treatment
Mineral-N fertilizatione0
Outcome
shoot dry mattere0
Direction
highere0
Comparator
inoculation treatmentse0

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Phaseolus vulgaris
Phaseolus vulgaris · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Mineral-N fertilization, however, resulted in higher chlorophyll indices, shoot dry matter, and seed weight per plant compared with inoculation treatments, particularly for IPR Andorinha and TAA Dama.”

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“common bean”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Mineral nitrogen raised seed weight per plant over inoculation treatments.

Taxon
Common beanPhaseolus vulgarist0
Material
IPR Andorinha and TAA Damae0
Treatment
Mineral-N fertilizatione0
Outcome
seed weight per plante0
Direction
highere0
Comparator
inoculation treatmentse0

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Phaseolus vulgaris
Phaseolus vulgaris · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Mineral-N fertilization, however, resulted in higher chlorophyll indices, shoot dry matter, and seed weight per plant compared with inoculation treatments, particularly for IPR Andorinha and TAA Dama.”

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“common bean”

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Associationobservedoriginal resultsignificant (as stated)measured

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Cultivar and nitrogen input interacted significantly for shoot nitrogen concentration.

Taxon
Common beanPhaseolus vulgarist0
Material
Cultivarse0
Treatment
N input methodse0
Outcome
shoot N concentratione0

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Phaseolus vulgaris
Phaseolus vulgaris · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Cultivars and N input methods interacted significantly for shoot N concentration, N accumulation, and seed weight”

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“common bean”

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Associationobservedoriginal resultsignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Cultivar and nitrogen input interacted significantly for nitrogen accumulation.

Taxon
Common beanPhaseolus vulgarist0
Material
Cultivarse0
Treatment
N input methodse0
Outcome
N accumulatione0

Not reportedDirection

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Phaseolus vulgaris
Phaseolus vulgaris · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Cultivars and N input methods interacted significantly for shoot N concentration, N accumulation, and seed weight”

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“common bean”

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Associationobservedoriginal resultsignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Cultivar and nitrogen input interacted significantly for seed weight.

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Common beanPhaseolus vulgarist0
Material
Cultivarse0
Treatment
N input methodse0
Outcome
seed weighte0

Not reportedDirection

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Phaseolus vulgaris
Phaseolus vulgaris · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Cultivars and N input methods interacted significantly for shoot N concentration, N accumulation, and seed weight”

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“common bean”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

TAA Dama stood out for nodulation and biomass accumulation.

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Common beanPhaseolus vulgarist0
Material
TAA Damae0
Outcome
nodulation and biomass accumulatione0
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stood oute0

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Phaseolus vulgaris
Phaseolus vulgaris · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“TAA Dama stood out for nodulation and biomass accumulation.”

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“common bean”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

IPR Campos Gerais had maximum shoot nitrogen accumulation at R8 with 1200 mL ha−1 post-emergence inoculant, reaching 0.43 mg plant−1.

Taxon
Common beanPhaseolus vulgarist0
Material
IPR Campos Geraise0
Organ / stage
R8e0
Treatment
1200 mL ha−1 of post-emergence inoculante0
Outcome
shoot N accumulatione0
Direction
higheste0
Value
0.43 mg plant−1e0

Not reportedComparator

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Phaseolus vulgaris
Phaseolus vulgaris · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“For IPR Campos Gerais, the highest shoot N accumulation at R8 (0.43 mg plant−1) occurred with 1200 mL ha−1 of post-emergence inoculant.”

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“common bean”

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Recommendationauthor interpretationoriginal resultbasis n/a

Claim · model-written summary

The authors conclude that post-emergence reinoculation can improve biological nitrogen fixation, depending on cultivar and mineral nitrogen management.

Taxon
common beanPhaseolus vulgarise0
Outcome
post-emergence reinoculation can enhance biological N fixatione0
Qualifier
depends on cultivar selection and alignment with mineral-N managemente0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Phaseolus vulgaris
Phaseolus vulgaris · TaxonRasbak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“post-emergence reinoculation can enhance biological N fixation in common bean, but its effectiveness depends on cultivar selection and alignment with mineral-N management.”

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