Intercropping and Rhizobium Inoculation Affected Microclimate and Performance of Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Varieties

Table 7

Interaction effects of variety, inoculation, and spatial arrangement on growth and nodules of common bean.

Treatment variety	Inoculation	Spatial arrangement	Parameters
			Plant height (cm)	Leaf area index	Nodules N	Nodule dry weight (g)
Hawassa Dume	Inoculated	Sole	64.4b	2.36b	51.90a	0.64a
		M1:1CB	35.8df	1.32g	29.23c	0.26cd
		M 1:2CB	36.0df	1.40ef	27.70cd	0.26cd
	Uninoculated	Sole	49.1c	1.99d	33.40c	0.32c
		M1:1CB	34.5ef	1.25g	23.90f	0.21d
		M1:2CB	31.1f	1.38ef	24.20f	0.21d
Nassir	Inoculated	Sole	76.4a	2.65a	43.50b	0.49b
		M1:1CB	48.3c	1.42e	23.90ef	0.22d
		M1:2CB	40.3d	1.41ef	25df	0.22d
	Uninoculated	Sole	61.2b	2.20c	30.80cd	0.31c
		M1:1CB	37.3df	1.24g	24.60ef	0.20d
		M1:2CB	37.7df	1.41ef	24.40ef	0.20d
LSD(0.05)			4.63	0.11	6.81	0.06
CV %			5.82	3.55	13.12	13.92

Means followed by the same letter in each column are not significantly different at  < 0.05 level of significance.