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Table 6 Total N accumulation 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 N accumulation (%)

Dursitu

Kufanzik

Gofta

Haramaya

Hirna

Babile

Fedis

Haramaya

Hirna

Babile

Fedis

Haramaya

Hirna

Babile

Fedis

NSCBR-14

3.4633c

4.0600a-e

2.2967b

3.1533d

2.5300c

4.0300a

2.8933a

2.2733b

2.2567de

3.6667ab

2.2300d

2.7533abc

NSCBR-(25)2

3.3000c

4.3667ab

3.1367abc

3.7767ab

2.3400c

3.3367bcd

2.3567b

3.0700a

2.5900bcd

3.8067ab

2.8800ab

2.9233a

NSCBR-59

3.6433bc

4.0933a-d

2.2700d

3.3067 cd

2.7600bc

2.6667e

2.3600b

3.0733a

2.7400ab

3.8733a

2.5267a-d

2.7933ab

NSCBR-31

3.5267bc

3.4167f

2.5233 cd

3.6433bc

2.5633c

3.5967abc

2.8733ab

3.1533a

2.7167abc

3.4300b

2.4667bcd

2.4367bc

NSCBR-16

3.9367ab

4.0333b-e

3.2400ab

3.7200ab

3.1633ab

3.3433bcd

3.1933a

3.0467a

3.0300a

3.6167ab

2.5567a-d

2.6200abc

NSCBR-18

4.1367a

3.7433def

3.3600a

3.5800bc

2.4333c

3.0567de

3.0967a

3.0767a

2.1567e

3.5967ab

2.6767ab

2.9533a

NSCBR-57

3.5800bc

4.4233a

3.0233abc

3.8300ab

3.1033ab

3.3000bcd

2.8567ab

2.7067ab

2.3267de

3.9200a

2.6667abc

2.5700abc

NSCBR-25

3.6033bc

4.1367abc

3.0233abc

3.6133bc

3.1533ab

3.2100 cd

2.8333ab

3.0333a

2.5233cde

3.6533ab

2.6567abc

2.3867c

−VE Control

3.7400abc

3.7033ef

3.0767abc

2.9133d

2.3100c

3.7500ab

3.7167ab

2.9933a

2.3400de

3.5600ab

2.8933a

2.6300abc

+VE Control

3.3267c

3.9733cde

2.5933bcd

4.1000a

3.5767a

3.8567a

3.0300a

2.8567a

2.3467 cde

3.7667ab

2.2467cd

2.9167a

Mean

3.6257

3.9950

2.8543

3.5637

2.7933

3.4147

2.8210

2.9283

2.5027

3.6890

2.5800

2.6983

LSD

0.4527

0.3881

0.6467

0.4105

0.4878

00.5133

0.5198

0.5252

0.3751

0.4025

0.4235

0.4047

CV (%)

4.32

3.36

7.84

3.98

6.04

5.20

6.37

6.20

5.18

3.77

5.68

5.19

P value

***

***

***

***

***

***

***

***

***

**

***

***

F value

8.23

15.55

9.47

18.10

19.54

15.58

7.29

6.33

12.88

3.55

7.16

6.26

  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