Table 4 Effect of N rates and Rhizobial inoculation on yield components and seed yield of soybean for 2016/17 and 2017/18 cropping seasons

Location

 Assosa

29.80

2.50

2173.2^b

17.23

2.12

1292.2^b

 Begi

31.62

2.03

2823.7^a

19.54

2.10

2534.4^a

 LSD

NS

0.16

144.6

NS

NS

112.53

N rates (N)

 0

28.42^bc

2.21

2192.8^c

17.51

2.08^b

1434.9^c

 9

31.47^abc

2.31

2519.6^a

19.53

2.10^b

1891.6^b

 18

34.03^a

2.27

2781.7^a

17.56

2.05^b

1922.1^b

 27

29.86^bc

2.31

2402.3^b

19.35

2.11^b

2210.3^a

 36

28.21^c

2.26

2348.3^bc

17.40

2.10^b

2087.1^a

 54

32.29^ab

2.24

2746.3^a

18.97

2.21^a

1933.7^b

 LSD

4.00

NS

204.15

NS

0.099

134.81

Inoculation level

 Uninoculated (0)

28.35

2.29

2218.3^b

18.65

2.12

1689.1^b

 Inoculated (1)

33.07

2.24

2778.6^a

18.12

2.09

2137.5^a

 LSD

NS

NS

73.88

NS

NS

137.4

F-test value

 Loc

0.42^NS

65.80^**

155.95^***

3.34^NS

0.52^NS

939^***

 Inoculation level (I)

5.57^NS

0.84^NS

443.1^***

0.34^NS

1.24^*

82.04^***

 Loc × I

2.06^NS

0.06^NS

102.7^***

1.40^NS

0.14^NS

15.91^*

 N rate (N)

2.68^*

0.81^NS

10.48^***

0.64^NS

2.61^*

31.30^***

 Loc × N

1.50^NS

0.59^NS

6.98^***

0.47^NS

0.06^NS

30.93^***

 I × N

6.16^***

3.70^**

14.08^***

0.95^NS

4.09^**

51.27^***

 CV (%)

15.81

6.53

9.90

23.60

5.73

8.53