Table 3.
Nodulation and shoot dry weight of inoculated groundnut and reference plants grown in 15N labelled soil.
| Isolate/strain/reference plant | Nodule number | Nodule dry weight |
Shoot dry weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| kg ha−1 | |||
| KNUST 1001 | 341.0 e | 146.6 a | 2672.5 c |
| KNUST 1002 | 411.5 d | 147.5 a | 2867.5 b |
| KNUST 1003 | 564.8 a | 132.9 a | 2745.0 c |
| KNUST 1004 | 337.5 e | 146.5 a | 2556.3 d |
| KNUST 1005 | 456.3 c | 114.8 b | 2331.3 e |
| KNUST 1006 | 495.8 c | 120.4 b | 2687.5 c |
| KNUST 1007 | 488.3c | 120.1 b | 2596.3 d |
| NON-INOCULATED | 416.0 d | 87.0 c | 1677.5 g |
| BR 10254 | 523.0 b | 147.8 a | 2340.0 e |
| BR 3267 | 499.5 c | 126.4 b | 2565.0 d |
| 32H1 | 498.3 c | 151.3 a | 3146.3 a |
| SEMIA 6144 | 476.3 c | 137.1 a | 2193.8 f |
| NN common bean | – | – | 466.3 i |
| NN Soybean | – | – | 712.5 h |
| Sorghum | – | – | 300.0 j |
| CV (%) | 5.9 | 8.6 | 2.9 |
Means in the same column followed by the same letter are not significantly different at P < 0.05 (Scott Knott Test). NN: non-nodulating.