Nodulation, Growth, and Yield of Soybean (Glycine max L. Merrill) as Affected by Bio-, Organic, and Inorganic NPSB Fertilizers, and Lime in Assosa Zone, Western Ethiopia

Table 5

Interaction effects of biofertilizer, organic manure, inorganic NPSB fertilizer, and lime on soil physicochemical properties after two years of experiment at both locations in Assosa Zone, Western Ethiopia.

Treatment combination

Assosa

Bambassi

Biofertilizer

Organic manure

Lime

Inorganic fertilizer

BD

pH

TN

AVP

OC

CEC

BD

pH

TN

AVP

OC

CEC

B1

M1

L1

F1

1.14^g

5.09^h

0.15^l

5.57^h

2.54^f

21.40^h

1.21^g

5.29^d

0.44^l

4.79^h

3.06^f

24.91^f

E2

1.15^f

5.10^g

0.17^k

6.18^g

2.55^e

21.37^g

1.22^f

5.30^d

0.46^k

5.00^g

3.07^e

24.92^g

L2

F1

1.15^e

5.36^d

0.18^j

6.76^f

2.55^e

21.36^f

1.22^e

5.54^c

0.47^j

5.42^f

3.07^e

24.91^f

F2

1.15^d

5.34^e

0.21^g

6.91^e

2.55^e

21.37^e

1.22^d

5.54^c

0.50^g

5.52^e

3.07^e

24.92^e

M2

L1

F1

1.17^c

5.33^f

0.19^i

6.93^d

2.83^d

22.12^d

1.24^c

5.53^b

0.48^i

5.55^d

3.35^d

25.66^d

F2

1.17^b

5.37^c

0.20^h

7.04^c

2.84^c

22.24^c

1.24^b

5.53^b

0.49^h

5.64^c

3.36^c

25.79^c

L2

F1

1.18^a

5.42^b

0.22^f

7.14^b

3.11^b

23.30^b

1.25^a

5.55^a

0.51^f

5.74^b

3.63^b

26.85^b

F2

1.18^a

5.44^a

0.23^e

7.44^a

3.15^a

23.75^a

1.25^a

5.55^a

0.52^e

6.11^a

3.67^a

27.30^a

B2

M1

L1

F1

1.14^g

5.09^h

0.22^f

5.57^h

2.54^f

21.40^h

1.21^g

5.29^d

0.52^e

4.79^h

3.06^f

24.91^f

F2

1.15^f

5.10^g

0.24^d

6.18^g

2.55^e

21.37^g

1.22^f

5.30^d

0.53^d

5.00^g

3.07^e

24.92^g

L2

F1

1.15^e

5.36^d

0.24^d

6.76^f

2.55^e

21.36^f

1.22^e

5.54^c

0.53^d

5.42^f

3.07^e

24.91^f

F2

1.15^d

5.34^e

0.25^c

6.91^e

2.55^e

21.37^e

1.22^d

5.54^c

0.54^c

5.52^e

3.07^e

24.92^e

M2

L1

F1

1.17^c

5.33^f

0.24^d

6.93^d

2.83^d

22.12^d

1.24^c

5.53^b

0.53^d

5.55^d

3.35^d

25.66^d

F2

1.17^b

5.37^c

0.25^c

7.04^c

2.84^c

22.24^c

1.24^b

5.53^b

0.54^c

5.64^c

3.36^c

25.79^c

L2

F1

1.18^a

5.42^b

0.36^b

7.15^b

3.10^b

23.30^b

1.25^a

5.55^a

0.65^b

5.74^b

3.61^b

26.85^b

F2

1.18^a

5.45^a

0.55^a

7.47^a

3.15^a

23.75^a

1.25^a

5.56^a

0.84^a

6.13^a

3.67^a

27.30^a

Sig. difference

SE (d) ±

0.003

0.02

0.01

0.19

0.07

0.16

0.003

0.02

0.01

0.13

0.07

0.16

CV (%)

1.73

2.29

17.78

12.50

12.47

5.08

1.68

2.21

12.29

10.53

9.80

4.37

Means within a column followed by the same letter(s) are not significantly different; B1 = without biofertilizer, B2 = SB12+MAR1495 biofertilizers; M1 = without fresh cattle manure; M2 = fresh cattle manure at 10 t·ha⁻¹; L1 = without lime; L2 = lime at 5 t·ha⁻¹; F1 = NPSB at 9.5-23-3.5-0.05; F2 = NPSB at 19-46-7-0.1; BD = bulk density; pH = power of hydrogen; TN = total nitrogen; AVP = available phosphorus; OC = organic carbon; CEC = cation exchange capacity;  = highly significant at ; SE = standard error; CV = coefficient of variation.