Research Article
Evaluation of Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Genotypes for Adaptation to Low Phosphorus
Table 5
Variability of bean genotypes with respect to root biomass, shoot biomass, shoot P concentration, and P uptake.
| Genotypes | Root biomass (g/plant) | Shoot biomass (g/plant) | Shoot P concentration (%) | P uptake (mg p/plant) |
| A785 | 2.15 a | 5.2 a | 0.195 bc | 11.015 a | DOR714 | 2.14 a | 4.62 b | 0.218 a | 10.21 b | MILENIO | 2.07 ab | 4.77 b | 0.200 ab | 9.62 c | BAT477 | 1.92 bc | 4.544 b | 0.205 ab | 9.12 cd | AFR708 | 1.84 c | 4.48 b | 0.193 bc | 8.825 d | VEF88(40) | 1.86 bc | 4.46 b | 0.175 c | 7.855 e | ANT22 | 1.36 d | 3.23 c | 0.222 a | 6.82 f |
| Mean | 1.91 | 4.47 | 0.20 | 9.07 | CV (%) | 11.20 | 8.69 | 11.09 | 6.36 | LSD | 0.2 | 0.372 | 0.021 | 1.10 |
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Means followed by the same letter within the same column are not significantly different .
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