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 6

Main effects of soybean varieties and B. japonicum strains on the above-ground dry biomass yield, harvest index, and total nitrogen uptake.

Treatment	BY (ton/ha)	HI	TNU (mg/plant)
	Variety
Jalele	12.44	0.204^b	1783.71^b
Cheri	12.64	0.268^a	2106.29^a
Ethio-Yugoslavia	11.68	0.262^a	2055.27^ab
	Strain
Uninoculated	10.48^b	0.248	1580.20^b
TAL 378	10.75^b	0.230	1664.96^b
TAL 379	15.53^a	0.257	2700.12^a
	Significance
Variety	NS	**	**
Strain	**	NS	**
Variety × strain	NS	NS	NS
CV (%)	10.22	12.77	10.14

NS, **: nonsignificant or significant at 𝑃<0.01, respectively. Means within a column followed by the same letter(s) are not significantly different.
BY: above-ground dry biomass yield, HI: harvest index, TNU: total nitrogen uptake at maturity.