Planted: 28/4/00 Harvested: 27/6/00

Treatment

Germination (Days)

Plant Stand

Root Rot

Mean yield

g/ 80Ft row plot

Gross Inoculant yield Benefit

%age

HiStick^® + 50% N/A

7^b

840^b

29^a

12 270^a

+17.6%

No Inoculant + 100% N/A

9^a

804^c

27^a

10 427^b

1 New strain

N calculated at 22¢/lb. Seeding rate calculated at 60lbs/acre. Snap beans valued at $20/Bu (28lbs)