Factors

Fresh root

biomass* (g)

Fresh shoot biomass* (g)

Dry shoot

biomass* (g)

Dry root biomass*

(g)

Fresh shoot: root ratio*

Dry shoot

to root

ratio*

Inoculation protocol

Inoculated

3.692^a

7.847^a

6.221^a

2.354^a

2.431^a

3.441^a

Non-inoculated

3.096^a

7.139^a

5.606^a

1.925^a

2.444^a

3.487^a

LSD 5%

0.701

1.649

1.494

0.618

0.465

1.094

F. prob

0.092

0.382

0.402

0.164

0.954

0.932

Cowpea varieties

Mkanakaufiti

3.506^a

9.784^b

7.433^b

2.106^a

2.992^b

4.033^a

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

3.480^a

6.215^a

5.055^a

2.339^a

2.046^a

2.866^a

IT82E-16

2.819^a

6.091^a

4.825^a

1.865^a

2.388^ab

3.223^a

Sudan 1

3.770^a

7.883^ab

6.340^a

2.250^a

2.326^a

3.736^a

LSD 5%

0.991

2.332

2.113

0.875

0.657

1.547

F. prob

0.259

0.011

0.062

0.697

0.045

0.421

F. prob for interaction

Inoculation protocol *

cowpea varieties

0.262

0.050

0.128

0.325

0.241

0.678

Grand mean

3.394

7.493

5.913

2.140

2.438

3.464

CV %

28.100

29.900

34.400

39.300

25.900

43.000