Table 3.
Strains | Shoot height (cm) | Shoot dry weight (mg) | Root dry weight (mg) | Nodule number | Total shoot N (mg per plant) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Uninoculated | 15.0 c* | 76.1 b | 46.3 b | 0 b | 30.4 c |
M. plurifarium CFN ESH5 | 16.5 bc | 95.0 b | 40.3 a | 2.1 b | 39.9 c |
Rhizobium sp. CFN ESH34 | 20.1 b | 101.0 b | 44.9 a | 2.3 b | 51.5 c |
R. tropici ITTG S7 | 17.0 bc | 96.4 b | 42.9 a | 2.3 b | 44.3 c |
S. chiapanecum ITTG S70T | 24.8 a | 112.9 a | 44.0 a | 5.3 a | 101.6 b |
S. mexicanum ITTG R7T | 25.1 a | 134.7 a | 52.6 a | 5.8 a | 158.9 a |
KNO3-N (30 mg per plant) | 15.3 c | 56.1 c | 25.3 b | 0 b | 22.4 c |
Mean values of six replicates. The means followed by the same letter are not significantly different (P<0.05).