Table 2 Nodule number of common bean investigated from three genotypes (Dursitu, Kufanzik and Gofta) over four experimental locations (Babile, Fedis, Haramaya and Hirna), in eastern Ethiopia, in 2012/2013 main cropping season

NSCBR-14

226.67bcd

236.67bcd

101.33c

179.33ab

136.00abc

231.67bc

122.33a

140.67a

95.33 cd

210.00ab

76.00abc

110.00bcd

NSCBR-(25)₂

290.00bc

235.00bcd

248.00a

166.67abc

135.33abc

280.00b

119.33ab

152.67a

130.67bc

153.33a-d

92.67a

160.00abc

NSCBR-59

117.00de

363.33a

85.67c

223.33a

96.67c

177.67 cd

112.33abc

176.67a

268.00 a

160.33abc

75.00abc

213.33a

NSCBR-31

178.00cde

269.33abc

80.00c

139.67bcd

116.67bc

366.67a

110.33abc

130.00a

76.00de

110.67bcd

91.67ab

107.00bcd

NSCBR-16

463.33a

201.67 cd

96.33c

171.67abc

145.00ab

246.00bc

98.33a-d

155.00a

93.67 cd

215.00a

85.67ab

189.33ab

NSCBR-18

138.00e

148.33 cd

162.00b

115.00cde

151.00ab

149.33de

90.33bcd

67.33b

100.33 cd

198.33ab

89.33ab

106.87bcd

NSCBR-57

281.67bc

345.00ab

75.00c

151.67bc

143.67ab

199.33 cd

86.00 cd

166.00a

119.67bc

136.67a-d

79.67ab

89.33 cd

NSCBR-25

333.00b

166.67 cd

92.00c

213.33a

160.33a

284.33b

102.33a-d

73.67b

151.67b

183.33abc

86.00ab

132.33a-d

−VE Control

79.33e

140.00d

61.67c

89.33de

47.33de

150.00de

73.00de

70.00b

49.67e

88.33 cd

68.00bc

97.67 cd

+VE Control

54.67e

113.33d

60.33c

73.67e

38.33e

93.00e

53.00e

72.00b

42.67e

55.67d

52.67c

54.67 cd

Mean

216.17

221.93

106.27

152.37

117.03

217.80

96.77

120.00

112.77

151.17

79.67

126.03

LSD (0.05)

126.39

124.57

50.57

60.55

42.8

80.27

30.65

48.51

39.55

103.74

23.72

83.97d

CV (%)

20.22

19.41

16.46

13.74

12.65

12.74

10.95

13.93

12.13

23.74

10.30

23.04

P value

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F value

25.61

11.70

32.37

16.55

25.37

25.20

12.55

21.16

66.02

6.68

6.85

8.32