Evaluation of liming, inoculation and phosphorus fertilizer on yield components and yield of soybean (Glycine max (L.)) Merrill in the Guinea savannah of Ghana

An experiment was conducted to evaluate the combined effect of liming, inoculation and phosphorus fertilizer on growth, nodulation, nitrogen fixation, yield components and grain yield of soybean (Glycine max (L.) MERRILL) in the Guinea savannah of Ghana. The study was conducted between December 2015 and April 2016 in front of the greenhouse of the University for Development Studies at Nyankpala Campus. The experiment was laid out in a split-plot design with four replications.

Farmers’ practices in soybean (Glycine max) storage and their effects on viability and vigour of seeds

The study was conducted to evaluate farmers’ storage methods on the viability and vigour of soybean seeds in Northern Region of Ghana. Soybean seeds were obtained from certified seed producers in the Tamale Metropolis and farmers’ seeds from four Districts (Kumbungu, Savelugu, Tolon and Yendi).

Farmers’ willingness to pay for soyabean production inputs in northern Ghana

Crop production in Ghana is confronted with factors such as decreased farm lands, soil infertility, reduced cropping season resulting from a diminishing rainfall pattern, use of poor quality seeds leading to low crop yields. Quality agro inputs significantly enhance crop productivity when employed in the production process. In Ghana, soya bean has attracted much attention, but little is known about the willingness of its producers to pay for agro-inputs hence the necessity for this study.