Table 3: Combined mean of growth and yield parameters of faba bean affected by inoculation.
Treatments |
Nodule number |
Plant height(cm) |
Pod plant-1 |
Seed plant-1 |
T1: Control |
69.6d |
90b |
14.5b |
33b |
T2: 121 kg ha-1 NPS |
89.4c |
111a |
27.5a |
49a |
T3: 60 g ha-1 NPS + FB 04 |
109c |
110a |
25.3a |
47a |
T4: 60 kg ha-1 NPS + FB 1035 |
118c |
112a |
29a |
49a |
T5: 60 kg ha-1 NPS + FB 1018 |
137a |
110a |
30.5a |
51a |
T6: FB 04+60 kg ha-1 TSP |
121bc |
105a |
29.8a |
49a |
T7: FB 1035+60 kg ha-1 TSP |
121bc |
121a |
29.5a |
50a |
T8: FB 1018+60 kg ha-1 TSP |
135ab |
112a |
31.3a |
55a |
Mean |
112 |
107 |
27.5 |
48 |
LSD (0.05) |
15.5 |
12.2 |
5.62 |
9.53 |
CV (%) |
11.8 |
9.7 |
17.4 |
16.9 |
LSD (0.05%): Least Significant Difference at 5% level; CV: Coefficient of Variation; Means in a column followed by the same letters are not significantly different at 5% level of significance.