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Table 4.

Effects of Native Rhizobia Strain, Lime and SSP on N Concentration, Uptake and Percentage N Derived from Atmosphere in Cowpea

Treatments	N Concentration (%)	N Uptake (mg/plant)	% Ndfa
Inoculant
Un-inoculated	3.13^a	183.68^a	71.03^a
SAMFIX 286	3.08^a	183.06^a	70.73^a
Lime
Plus Lime	2.84^b	198.68^a	67.85^b
Minus Lime	3.36^a	168.06^a	73.92^a
Phosphorus
Plus SSP	3.02^a	200.66^a	71.87^a
Minus SSP	3.18^a	166.08^a	69.90^a
SEM	0.13	17.31	1.35
Interactions
Inoculant x Lime	NS	NS	NS
Inoculant X SSP	NS	NS	*
Lime x SSP	*	NS	NS
Inoculant X Lime X SSP	*	NS	*

Means with the same letter(s) 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. % Ndfa N derived from atmosphere