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Table 1 MPN of indigenous soybean rhizobial and some properties of soils of the experimental sites

From: Inoculation of native symbiotic effective Sinorhizobium spp. enhanced soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] grain yield in Ethiopia

Field site

pH1:2.5

OC%

TN%

AP(ppm)

OM%

Particle size %

Texture

MPN

Sand

Silt

Clay

BARC

5.02

2.17

0.175

12.85

4.21

47

33

30

Sand clay loam

6.3 × 103

DDARC

6.15

3.63

0.313

31.85

6.26

27

47

26

Loam soil

2.2 × 101

  1. OC organic carbon, TN total nitrogen, AP available phosphate, ppm parts per million, OM organic matter, MPN most probable number; pH1:2.5 = pH determined by 1:2.5 Soil:H2O ratio method; Values of soil properties are means of three replicates