Factors | Fresh root biomass (g) | Fresh shoot biomass (g) | Shoot to root ratio (fresh) * | Dry root biomass (g) | Dry shoot biomass (g) | Shoot to root ratio (dry)* |
Inoculation protocol |
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Inoculated | 46.100a | 130.400a | 1.937a | 9.510b | 19.600a | 1.794a |
Non-inoculated | 16.800b | 142.900a | 3.114b | 3.700a | 24.300a | 2.883b |
LSD 5% | 10.910 | 17.250 | 0.345 | 2.701 | 5.130 | 0.5231 |
F. prob | <0.001 | 0.147 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 0.070 | <0.001 |
Cowpea varieties |
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Mkanakaufiti | 23.200a | 130.100a | 2.692a | 3.580a | 18.700a | 2.719a |
IT99K-7-21-2-2XIT82E-16 | 29.000ab | 144.300a | 2.605a | 6.310ab | 24.800a | 2.275a |
IT82E-16 | 29.300ab | 134.800a | 2.594a | 6.790ab | 21.900a | 2.431a |
Sudan 1 | 44.100b | 137.300a | 2.210a | 9.730b | 22.400a | 1.930a |
LSD 5% | 15.440 | 24.400 | 0.4881 | 3.820 | 7.260 | 0.7398 |
F. prob | 0.060 | 0.682 | 0.203 | 0.026 | 0.392 | 0.195 |
F. prob for interaction |
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Inoculation protocol * cowpea varieties | 0.289 | 0.387 | 0.938 | 0.258 | 0.181 | 0.944 |
Grand mean | 31.400 | 136.700 | 2.525 | 6.600 | 21.900 | 2.339 |
CV % | 47.300 | 17.200 | 18.600 | 55.600 | 31.800 | 30.400 |