Table 3: Effect of Rhizobial and Mycorrhizal Inoculation on Total Biomass of Phaseolus Under two Watering Regimes

Total Biomass (mg plant1)
Well-Watered Drought Stressed
N N+M M C N N+M M C
P. filiformis 1.38a .72b 0.72b 0.6a .52a .31b 037b .28b
P. acutifolius 2.0a 1.6a 1.7 2.0c 1.45a 1.0b 0.78b 0.6b
P. vulgaris 1.6a 1.6a .96a 1.2a 1.2a .45b .65b .35b
P. vulgaris cv Flor de Mayo 2.4a 1.5b 2.0a 1.4b 1.85a 1.15b 1.31b 0.9b
P. vulgaris cv Pinto Saltillo 2.7a 1.45b 2.1a 0.5a 2.0a 1.0b 1.8a 0.9a

N: inoculated with Rhizobium.N+M: inoculated with Rhizobium and Glomus.M: inoculated with Glomus.C: chemically fertilized control plants.Different letters in the same line represent significant differences at p<0.05, under the same irrigation treatment.