Table 3 Effect of N rates and Rhizobial inoculation on nodulation and shoot dry matter of soybean for 2016/17 and 2017/18 cropping seasons

Location

 Assosa

29.39

0.203^b

17.68

31.10

0.223

9.45^b

 Begi

19.73

0.398^a

16.39

13.72

0.492

15.89^a

 LSD

NS

0.102

2.47

NS

NS

3.03

N rates (N)

 0

22.69

0.247

14.45^b

17.52^b

0.191^c

9.74 ^cd

 9

25.70

0.369

17.54^a

25.20^ab

0.380^ab

14.30^ab

 18

23.39

0.317

16.85^ab

34.74^a

0.410^a

15.14^a

 27

29.68

0.330

18.12^a

17.11^b

0.303^b

12.37^bc

 36

23.18

0.287

16.40^ab

18.32^b

0.283^b

11.90^c

 54

22.73

0.253

18.86^a

21.57^b

0.259^b

12.55^bc

 LSD

NS

NS

2.68

10.27

0.101

2.25

Inoculation level

 Uninoculated (0)

6.40^b

0.073^b

15.99^b

11.17^b

0.180^b

11.64

 Inoculated (1)

42.73^a

0.527^a

18.08^a

33.65^a

0.535^a

13.70

 LSD

12.00

0.102

1.81

19.53

0.312

NS

F-test value

 Loc

4.65^NS

27.52^**

1.94^NS

4.33^NS

3.64^NS

34.80^**

 Inoculation level (I)

70.56^**

150.6^***

10.20^*

10.21^*

8.72^*

6.67^*

 Loc × I

0.20^NS

55.96^**

1.85^NS

0.001^NS

0.02^NS

7.36^*

N rate (N)

0.79^NS

0.80^NS

2.69^*

3.55^**

3.17^**

5.81^***

Loc × N

1.28^NS

1.01^NS

0.44^NS

1.32^NS

1.48^NS

0.91^NS

I × N

1.14^NS

1.27^*

1.75^NS

4.79^**

0.96^NS

1.33^NS

CV (%)

43.58

60.75

19.09

55.53

58.26

21.54