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Table 3 Nodule dry weight of common bean investigated from three genotypes (Dursitu, Kufanzik and Gofta) over four experimental locations (Babile, Fedis, Haramaya and Hirna), in eastern Ethiopian, in 2012/2013 main cropping season

From: Effect of genotypes-Rhizobium-environment interaction on nodulation and productivity of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in eastern Ethiopia

Inoculation

Nodule dry weight (g plant−1)

Dursitu

Kufanzik

Gofta

Haramaya

Hirna

Babile

Fedis

Haramaya

Hirna

Babile

Fedis

Haramaya

Hirna

Babile

Fedis

NSCBR-14

1.9527bc

0.9591b

0.1557b

0.4807b

0.8001ab

1.1745 cd

0.1263bcd

0.5393c

0.2401b

0.2401ef

0.0661bc

0.6500bc

NSCBR-(25)2

1.3644 cd

1.8193a

0.1396b

0.8717a

0.5716bc

1.5471bc

0.2061a

0.3117de

0.3697b

0.5116 cd

0.0876ab

0.3970de

NSCBR-59

0.7400e

1.7659a

0.1451b

0.8983a

0.4329cde

0.5869e

0.1025cde

1.0351a

1.5093a

0.4133de

0.0830ab

1.1167a

NSCBR-31

0.5533e

1.5782a

0.1105b

0.1320c

0.3429cde

2.4817a

0.1670ab

0.5503c

0.2070b

0.4300d

0.0980ab

0.1965ef

NSCBR-16

3.6583a

0.7725bc

0.1449b

0.4413b

1.0363a

1.7070b

0.1107 cd

0.7637b

0.2398b

0.8381b

0.0772ab

0.8187b

NSCBR-18

0.8420de

0.6835bc

0.3122ab

0.3270bc

0.5450 cd

0.7108de

0.0850de

0.2520def

0.5243b

1.1180a

0.1072ab

0.2473def

NSCBR-57

1.3562 cd

1.7729a

0.1380b

0.4897b

0.3997cde

1.2241bc

0.0623ef

0.4250 cd

0.4911b

0.6549bc

0.0630a

0.1145f

NSCBR-25

2.0594b

0.9970b

0.1028b

0.7607a

0.3843cde

1.6599bc

0.1423bc

0.1106f

0.4867b

0.4978 cd

0.0859bc

0.4743 cd

−VE Control

0.4963e

0.6788bc

0.1164b

0.1654c

0.3033de

0.6581e

0.1301bc

0.2500def

0.2405b

0.3342de

0.0640ab

0.3125def

+VE Control

0.3183e

0.5108c

0.5703a

0.1210c

0.2317e

0.3532e

0.0217f

0.1410ef

0.1233b

0.1262f

0.0340bc

0.2661def

Mean

1.3341

1.1538

0.1935

0.4688

0.5048

1.2103

0.1154

0.4379

0.4746

0.5164

0.0766

0.4594

LSD (0.05)

0.606

0.3691

0.3740

0.2659

0.2491

0.5016

0.0435

0.1948

0.4763

0.1896

0.0404c

0.2403

CV (%)

15.71

11.06

66.83

19.62

16.86

14.33

13.03

15.38

34.71

12.70

18.25

18.09

P value

***

***

**

***

***

***

***

***

***

***

***

***

F value

70.19

50.09

3.77

30.73

25.20

42.73

36.36

56.34

17.14

59.30

6.67

43.12

  1. Means within the same column followed by the same letter are not significantly different at the 5% probability level by Tukey’s test
  2. −VE-negative control (no inoculation and N application), +VE control −20 kg N ha−1; NSCBR National soil Common Bean Rhizobium
  3. ** Significant at 0.01
  4. *** Significant at 0.001