Table 3. SDW, N concentration and SE of representative isolates in Kakamega, Kenya.
Isolate ID | Strain affiliation | Sampling Location | SDW | N Content | SE (%) |
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MMUST 003 | R.leguminosarum (KJ634554) | Kakamega County | 1.76a | 2.33b | 100.0b |
MMUST 004 | Klebsiella variicola (LC049205) | Kakamega County | 1.78a | 2.48b | 107.0b |
MMUST 005 | Klebsiella variicola (JX968498) | Kakamega County | 1.85a | 3.80a | 164.0a |
MMUST 006 | Rhizobium tropici (EU488739) | Kakamega County | 1.73a | 1.80bc | 78.0bc |
Reference | Strain 446 | Kenya | 1.69a | 2.56b | 110.0b |
Reference | CIAT 899 | Kenya | 1.50a | 1.55bc | 67.0bc |
+VE Control | N supplemented | Commecial | 1.68a | 2.32b | 100.0b |
-VE Control | Non N supplemented | Commercial | 1.63a | 0.75c | - |
LSD (5%) | 0.39 | 1.13 | 49 |
LSD: Least Significant Difference of means; SE: Symbiotic Efficiency; Means within a column followed by the same letter (s) are not significantly different at p<0.05