ECOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES IN PEA CULTIVATION

Abstract

The application of pre-sowing bacterization of leguminous plants is certainly one of the measures that can contribute to improving crop productivity and environmental sustainability by increasing soil fertility and reducing ecosystem damage. In this paper, we compare the efficiency of pre-sowing bacterization, biostimulators / soil conditioner application or their combination in relation to the control on garden peas of the variety Petit Provencal and Telephone. During this trial, influence on certain morphological parameters and yield of peas was recorded. The highest yield of 2.25 t ha-1 has been found in the Telephone pea variety. Aplication of pre-sowing bacterization with Rhizobium leguminosarum 1001 or Rhizobium pisum strains as well and combination of R. leguminosarum 1001 with biostimulators / soil conditioner Humicraft showed the best results in peas yield. The applied inoculants showed perspective in pea cultivation for each measured trait as individual application or as the combination with biostimulator / soil conditioner showing a better result refer to non-inoculated variant, i.e. control. Inoculation with Rhizobium strains have positive effects on yield components of pea as an environmentally friendly way of growing in Herzegovina field’s conditions.