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Table 4 Total biomass yield 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

Total biomass yield (kg ha−1)

Dursitu

Kufanzik

Gofta

Haramaya

Hirna

Babile

Fedis

Haramaya

Hirna

Babile

Fedis

Haramaya

Hirna

Babile

Fedis

NSCBR-14

5157.4cde

7370.1a

2095.4ab

3414.8 cd

6870.4a

6500.0a

1722.2b

4222.2 cd

6018.5ab

6944.4abc

2342.6 cde

4568.5b

NSCBR-(25)2

5000.0cde

5981.5bcd

1185.2d

3870.4abc

6473.1ab

6270.4a

3301.9a

4796.3ab

5859.3ab

5592.6d

2824.1bc

6111.1a

NSCBR-59

5240.7cde

7388.9a

1555.6bcd

4318.5a

6154.6ab

6740.7a

2591.6ab

3722.2e

6322.2ab

7611.1a

2722.2bcd

5185.2b

NSCBR-31

5101.9cde

6844.4ab

1975.9abc

3648.1bcd

5898.1ab

6837.0a

2000.0b

4481.5abc

5025.9b

6129.6cd

2705.6bcd

4800.0b

NSCBR-16

6388.9b

6314.8bc

1385.2 cd

4179.6ab

5693.5b

6659.3a

3355.6a

4905.6a

5546.3ab

6414.8bcd

1888.9e

5222.2ab

NSCBR-18

4772.4de

5925.9bcd

1946.3bcd

3731.5a-d

5740.7b

6851.9a

2074.1b

4157.4cde

5450.0ab

7348.1ab

2220.4de

5422.2ab

NSCBR-57

7518.5a

5442.6 cd

1694.3bcd

4148.1ab

5497.2b

5840.7a

2063.9b

3907.4de

6495.5a

5787.0d

2351.9cde

4557.4b

NSCBR-25

6064.8bc

5259.3d

1966.7abc

3190.7d

5713.0b

6533.3a

2527.8b

4083.3cde

5685.2ab

6263.0bcd

2948.1b

5074.1b

−VE Control

4685.2e

5463.0 cd

1407.4 cd

3425.9 cd

5675.9b

5492.6a

2037.0b

3851.9de

5954.6ab

5835.2 cd

2294.4cde

4627.8b

+VE Control

5851.9 cd

6537.0ab

2534.7a

3805.6a-d

6023.1ab

6805.6a

3052.8a

4322.2bcd

6101.9ab

7333.3ab

3596.3a

4796.3b

Mean

5578.17

6252.78

1774.66

3773.3

5973.98

6453.15

2472.78

4245.0

5845.94

6525.93

2589.44

5036.48

LSD

1093.4

1002.8

617.77

648.73

1061.1

1421.3

918.92

487.25

1359.4

1143.8

579.93

9.9.78

CV (%)

6.78

5.55

12.04

5.95

6.14

7.62

12.85

3.97

8.04

6.06

7.75

6.25

P value

***

***

***

***

**

*

***

***

*

***

***

***

F value

16.39

15.02

10.78

8.07

3.99

2.61

10.31

16.18

2.56

10.25

17.07

7.04

  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 0.05
  4. ** Significant at 0.01
  5. *** Significant at 0.001