%0 Journal Article %T Fertilizaci¨®n fosfatada e inoculaci¨®n de soja en vertisoles %A D¨ªaz-Zorita %A Mart¨ªn %A Aranguren %A Jos¨¦ MD %A Aguilar %A Rodrigo %A Satorre %A Emilio H %J Ciencia del suelo %D 2010 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %X the symbiosis between rhizobia and soybean [glycine max (l.) merril] provides most of the nitrogen requirements of the crop through a process that also depends on the availability of nutrients, for example phosphorous. the objective of this study was to determine the contribution of p fertilization (0, 18 y 36 kg ha-1) and bradyrhizobium japonicum inoculation on the nodulation and grain yield of soybean crops in vertisols with low soil p availability. in the sites without previous soybean crops, the inoculation promoted a greater nodulation, and shoot dry matter and grain yields above the non-inoculated crops. nodulation and shoot growth increased with increasing available p (psoil + pfertilization) levels up to 12.4 mg kg-1. in the sites rotated with soybean, yields were greater in the inoculated crops. shoot dry matter and grain yields increased with increasing available p levels only under inoculation. in general, the inoculated and fertilized crops showed greater production suggesting the convenience of the combined nutrition of soybean crops for achieving greater grain yields. %K glycine max %K nitrogen biological fixation %K nodulation %K bradyrhizobium japonicum. %U http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1850-20672010000200009&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en