Table 1 Summary of ANOVA results for all investigated traits of common bean affected by Rhizobium inoculation, locations and common bean genotypes and their interaction, in Haramaya, eastern Ethiopia, during 2012/2013 main cropping season

Inoculation (I)

57820.21***

1.3474***

390.95***

36.19***

0.8309***

5.97***

689219.2***

1901478.7***

0.3843***

Error a

6.93

0.0272

1.419

0.436

0.1307

0.2717

36.32

73.8

0.0438

Location (L)

162712.69***

12.0138***

18507.05***

24000.08***

8.8561***

222.18***

50871117.8***

303516204.1***

14.8800***

Genotypes (G)

99133.02***

4.9526***

1336.97***

192.52***

13.0149***

7713.64***

27841004.6***

13380537.9***

13.9593***

Error b

3.45

0.0118

0.903

0.354

0.0669

0.1485

27.32

43.6

0.0195

L × I

7791.62***

0.6423***

214.30***

23.12***

0.5278**

3.01***

224350.6***

1314309.9***

0.3052***

G × I

6338.46***

0.3683***

369.16***

11.66**

0.5495**

3.00**

1366719.0***

795260.8***

0.2897***

L × G

21688.09***

0.2510***

1273.77***

29.85***

1.7977***

74.17***

1234231.0***

2163372.5***

1.8200***

L × G × I

9120.29***

0.4940***

309.04***

13.97***

0.4452***

2.90***

208208.5***

639905.5***

0.2491***

Total

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