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Table 3.

Effects of Native Rhizobia Strain, Lime and SSP on Biomass and Nodulation of Cowpea

Treatments	Root Dry Weight (g/plant)	Shoot Dry Weight (g/plant)	Nodule Number (counts/plant)	Nodule Dry Weight (g/plant)
Inoculant
Un-inoculated	1.16^a	5.98^a	37.33^a	0.07^a
SAMFIX 286	1.45^a	6.28^a	37.92^a	0.08^a
Lime
Plus Lime	1.54^a	7.05^a	46.92^a	0.09^a
Minus Lime	1.08^b	5.21^b	28.33^b	0.06^b
Phosphorus
Plus SSP	1.29^a	6.81^a	55.54^a	0.12^a
Minus SSP	1.33^a	5.45^a	19.71^b	0.02^b
SEM	0.13	0.61	5.09	0.01
Interactions
Inoculant X Lime	NS	NS	*	NS
Inoculant X SSP	NS	NS	NS	NS
Lime X SSP	NS	NS	NS	NS
Inoculant X Lime X SSP	NS	NS	NS	NS

Means with the same letter within a treatment are not significantly different (p < 0.05) using DMRT (Duncan Multiple Range Test)

*Significant at p < 0.05 and NS Not Significant at p < 0.05