Effects of Inoculation by Bradyrhizobium japonicum Strains on Nodulation, Nitrogen Fixation, and Yield of Soybean (Glycine max L. Merill) Varieties on Nitisols of Bako, Western Ethiopia

Table 4

Main effects of soybean varieties and B. japonicum strains on dry matter production and nitrogen uptake at midflowering.

Treatment	Dry matter (g/plant)	Nitrogen uptake (mg/plant)
	Variety
Jalele	19.03^b	654.91^b
Cheri	17.22^b	644.25^b
Ethio-Yugoslavia	23.75^a	872.22^a
	Strain
Uninoculated	16.78^b	555.62^b
TAL 378	17.10^b	578.90^b
TAL 379	26.12^a	1036.86^a
	Significance
Variety	**	**
Strain	**	**
Variety × strain	NS	NS
CV (%)	13.44	15.35

NS, **: nonsignificant or significant at 𝑃<0.01, respectively. Means within a column followed by the same letter(s) are not significantly different.