NODULATION, SEED YIELD AND ITS RELATED TRAITS RESPONSE OF COMMON BEAN (PHASEOLUS VULGARIS L.) CULTIVARS TO NPS FERTILIZER UNDER ACIDIC SOIL

This study was aimed to evaluate the response of common bean cultivars NPS fertilizer. Results revealed that main effect rates, and highly significantly affected 50% days flowering, number primary branches per plant, pods hundred seeds weight, above-ground dry matter biomass, grain yield. Nasir cv. provided highest for all studie parameters, among rate, 100 kg ha-1 recorded results The interaction effects rate influenced 90% physiological maturity, plant height, total effective nodule number, pod. Thus, cultivar with resulted in higher pod, less height which result Red Wolaita rate. optimum amount fertilizer application, can produce a more is capable fixing atmospheric nitrogen nourishment under acidic soil..It be concluded as combined use yield soil fertility improvement through fixation succeeding crops.