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

Inoculated

46.100^a

130.400^a

1.937^a

9.510^b

19.600^a

1.794^a

Non-inoculated

16.800^b

142.900^a

3.114^b

3.700^a

24.300^a

2.883^b

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

Mkanakaufiti

23.200^a

130.100^a

2.692^a

3.580^a

18.700^a

2.719^a

IT99K-7-21-2-2XIT82E-16

29.000^ab

144.300^a

2.605^a

6.310^ab

24.800^a

2.275^a

IT82E-16

29.300^ab

134.800^a

2.594^a

6.790^ab

21.900^a

2.431^a

Sudan 1

44.100^b

137.300^a

2.210^a

9.730^b

22.400^a

1.930^a

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

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