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Table 5 Effects of different treatments on nodulation and growth of soybean at the two field sites

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

Treatment

NN

NDW (g)

SH (cm)

TN%

SDW (g)

Bako ARC field site

 GMR120C

46.11bc

0.45a

34.13a

3.57a

15.6abc

 GMR125B

46.22bc

0.63a

38.56a

3.48a

24.2a

 TAL379

42.78bc

0.57a

36.00a

2.93b

16.0abc

 N+

28.44c

0.33a

38.33a

3.10b

22.1ab

 N−

55.45a

0.60a

38.56a

2.40b

14.7bc

 GMR120C*SR20A

58.00a

0.58a

35.78a

3.88a

13.5bc

 GMR125B*SR20A

32.00c

0.48a

34.44a

3.51a

14.5bc

 TAL379*SR20A

43.0bc

0.51a

34.33a

3.00b

12.0c

Dembi station of Debrezeit ARC field site

 GMR120C

69.67bc

1.08ac

40.33a

3.63ab

22.1abc

 GMR125B

116.67ab

1.27ac

36.33abc

3.48abc

15.ab

 TAL379

10.0d

0.16de

35.33abc

2.90 cd

8.4c

 N+

4.56d

0.02de

25.67c

3.13bcd

16.8bc

 N−

10.37d

0.08de

27.00bc

2.20d

7.4c

 GMR120C*SR20A

33.0c

0.88ac

34.67abc

3.88a

15.1ab

 GMR125B*SR20A

131.67ab

1.67ac

39.33ab

3.58ab

25.0a

 TAL379*SR20A

10.35d

0.91de

29.67abc

2.97dc

7.4c

  1. NN nodule number, NDW nodule dry weight, SH shoot height, TN% shoot total nitrogen percent, SDW shoot dry weight. Values raised to different letters in a column are significantly different at p ≤ 0.05