,sources of variation,,,, ,block1,,genotype2,,contrast A vs L3 ,F,% var.,F,% var.,F (a) A. strigosus,,,,, plant dry weight,17.0662***,14.142,22.4384***,58.49,403.2485*** nodule number,13.4442***,25.701,2.5756***,10.086,18.8276*** total nodule area,19.0394***,24.93,8.4355***,31.93,52.6718*** average nodule area,1.7987 ns,0.738,25.6341***,70.538,427.2889*** (b) L. bicolor,,,,, plant dry weight,8.1812***,11.13,10.0312***,43.233,26.9456*** nodule number,5.3607***,11.04,2.8437***,14.417,0.5361 ns total nodule area,9.1531***,18.404,3.1703***,15.131,11.8816*** average nodule area,1.6949 ns,1.892,3.1329***,17.937,9.0888**