Abstract            Volume:12  Issue-5  Year-2024         Original Research Articles

Online ISSN : 2347 - 3215 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcret@gmail.com

Soil acidity associated with major nutrient deficiencies are an impediment to agricultural production in areas where heavy rainfall is common causing nutrient loss by way of leaching and soil erosion. It has a proven negative impact on the growth performance and yield of leguminous crops in greater extent compared with cereals. Despite deficiency of basic plant nutrients, it aggravates disease susceptibility and reduces plant vigour, which leads to overall yield reduction on faba bean crop. This review focuses on causes and impacts of soil acidity on growth performance and yield of faba bean and its management options. Since crop productivity is diminishing year to year, improving the productivity of marginal areas like acidic soils is a major priority as a demand of food and raw materials are increasing rapidly. According to the information gathered from reviewing research findings, the detrimental effects of soil acidity can be mitigated through lime application, breeding acid tolerant crops and integrated use of acid soil management techniques. For instance, application of lime produced 29-53% yield advantages in faba bean production in Ethiopia compared with the control plots. Overall, soil acidity covering about 43% of Ethiopian soil should be reclaimed through application of appropriate liming materials and integrated acid soil management interventions (organic and inorganic ameliorating inputs), which could improve soil health thereby significantly increase in crop yield.

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