Table 10.
Maize yield increases in large versus small plots, by soil phosphorus concentration level under inoculation with P. bilaiae, 2005–10
| Large plots | Small plots | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phosphorus level | n | Yield increase (t/ha ± s.e.) | n | Yield increase (t/ha±s.e.) |
| Very low | 35 | 0·33 ± 0·09 | 5 | 0·32 ± 0·110 |
| Low | 48 | 0·31 ± 0·08 | 7 | 0·21 ± 0·093 |
| Medium | 18 | 0·30 ± 0·13 | 4 | −0·11 ± 0·123 |
| High | 16 | 0·00 ± 0·14 | 2 | n/a |
| P-value (Prob > F) | 0·187 | 0·004 | ||