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.