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Table 1 Analysis of variance of measures traits of peanut as affected by the main effect of Bradyrhizobium inoculation, nitrogen and phosphorus application and their two and three ways interaction at Babile experimental site

From: Integrating inorganic NP application and Bradyrhizobium inoculation to minimize production cost of peanut (Arachis hypogea L.) in eastern Ethiopia

Source of variation

F value

df

NN

NDW

TPW

TBY

GY

Plant N

Shelling %

Inoculation

1

0.10 ns

3.19 ns

5.10*

0.11 ns

0.39 ns

12.78**

8.38**

Nitrogen

2

5.97**

2.22 ns

1.84 ns

5.99**

8.20**

27.72***

1.90 ns

Phosphorus

2

17.82***

18.43***

4.13*

2.52 ns

9.19***

5.13*

0.30 ns

I × N

2

12.67***

21.24***

0.30 ns

0.34 ns

6.70**

5.47**

0.76 ns

I × P

2

16.89***

1.07 ns

1.15 ns

0.16 ns

0.07 ns

1.77 ns

0.91 ns

N × P

4

2.85*

2.77*

1.43 ns

7.29***

12.37***

11.71***

0.67 ns

I × N × P

4

6.31***

2.45 ns

0.92 ns

2.28 ns

4.57**

9.92***

0.46 ns

  1. ns nonsignificant; NN nodule number per plant, NDW nodule dry weight (g/plant), TPW total pegs weight (kg/ha), TBY total biomass yield (kg/ha), GY grain yield (kg/ha), Plant N plant tissue N accumulation at late flowering stage
  2. * Significant at 0.05; ** significant at 0.01; *** significant at 0.001