Table 5 Two-way analyses of variance (ANOVA) for plant parameters of Phaseolus vulgaris L. treated with rhizobial inocula and essential oil as the source of variance.

From: Co-inoculation effect of Rhizobium and Achillea millefolium L. oil extracts on growth of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and soil microbial-chemical properties

Parameters

Inoculation treatment

Essential oil treatment

Inoculation × Essential oil

F

p

F

p

F

p

Nodules

217.3

p < 0.001

n.s.

n.s.

3.18

p < 0.05

Plant height

9.7

p < 0.001

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

Total plant biomass

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

Plant N content

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

  1. n.s.: Not significant.