Growth and Yield Responses of Cowpea and Groundnut to Five Rhizobial Inoculant Strains in the Guinea Savanna Zone of Ghana

Table 2

Influence of rhizobial inoculation and N fertilizer application on nodule number per plant and nodule dry weight/plant of cowpea and groundnut grown at Nyankpala in the Guinea Savanna zone of Ghana. Response of rhizobial inoculation on cowpea and groundnut pod yield.

Treatment		Nodule number/plant		Nodule dry weight/plant (mg)
		Cowpea	Groundnut	Cowpea	Groundnut
KNUST 1002	10.26		43.40	0.56	0.40
KNUST 1006	9.36		42.93	0.52	0.32
KNUST 1003	10.64		32.63	0.53	0.35
BR 3267	9.36		38.39	0.48	0.42
NC 92	9.53		33.46	0.50	0.35
20 N	10.31		37.53	0.58	0.29
40 N	10.80		38.36	0.56	0.33
Control	10.60		35.30	0.28	0.31
LSD (0.05)	1.637		14.795	0.091	0.078
CV (%)	11.1%		26.1%	12.4%	13.8%