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.

GenotypesRoot biomass (g/plant)Shoot biomass (g/plant)Shoot P concentration (%)P uptake (mg p/plant)

A7852.15 a5.2 a0.195 bc11.015 a
DOR7142.14 a4.62 b0.218 a10.21 b
MILENIO2.07 ab4.77 b0.200 ab9.62 c
BAT4771.92 bc4.544 b0.205 ab9.12 cd
AFR7081.84 c4.48 b0.193 bc8.825 d
VEF88(40)1.86 bc4.46 b0.175 c7.855 e
ANT221.36 d3.23 c0.222 a6.82 f

Mean1.914.470.209.07
CV (%)11.208.6911.096.36
LSD0.20.3720.0211.10

Means followed by the same letter within the same column are not significantly different ( 𝑃 0 . 0 5 ) .