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Table 4 Effect of AMF and endophytic Bacillus on Fusarium wilt of tomato under field conditions

From: Effect of endophytic Bacillus and arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi (AMF) against Fusarium wilt of tomato caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici

Treatment details

60 DAT

80 DAT

Disease severity (%)

Disease reduction (%) over positive control

Disease severity (%)

Disease reduction (%) over positive control

T1- FM

15.10 ± 1.38(22.82)bc

39.52 ± 0.85(38.95)ef

23.96 ± 2.75(29.23)b

34.10 ± 12.83(34.65)b

T2- GF

16.66 ± 2.27(23.10)b

33.85 ± 3.17(35.54)f

21.35 ± 1.88(27.49)bc

42.81 ± 3.62(40.84)b

T3- BV

7.80 ± 3.93(13.44)cdef

71.50 ± 14.28(62.79)abcd

18.21 ± 3.77(24.10)bc

50.15 ± 11.70(45.23)b

T4- Bs

11.95 ± 1.40(20.17)bcd

51.15 ± 7.68(45.69)def

23.96 ± 1.88(29.27)b

34.86 ± 8.66(35.86)b

T5- FM + BV

4.13 ± 2.07(9.73)def

84.87 ± 7.57(70.86)abc

14.03 ± 4.72(21.25)bc

60.83 ± 14.48(52.25)ab

T6- FM + Bs

9.33 ± 1.82(17.62)bcde

61.70 ± 8.13(52.03)cdef

19.81 ± 3.64(26.26)bc

47.77 ± 6.60(43.67)b

T7- GF + BV

4.69 ± 3.93(9.44)def

82.62 ± 13.72(70.49)abc

17.68 ± 4.29(24.48)bc

51.47 ± 12.98(46.08)b

T8- GF + Bs

9.85 ± 2.29(18.07)bcde

61.49 ± 5.89(51.73)cdef

20.31 ± 1.80(26.73)bc

45.00 ± 6.69(42.09)b

T9- FM + BV + Bs

3.60 ± 1.86(9.05)ef

84.05 ± 8.84(70.44)abc

14.55 ± 5.00(21.62)bc

59.17 ± 15.72(51.26)ab

T10- GF + BV + Bs

5.70 ± 2.88(11.45)def

76.16 ± 12.02(65.31)abcd

19.27 ± 3.76(25.86)bc

46.02 ± 15.66(42.06)b

T11- BV + FM + GF

4.67 ± 2.38(10.33)def

79.85 ± 11.13(67.72)abcd

14.56 ± 2.78(22.23)bc

59.55 ± 10.75(50.76)ab

T12- Bs + FM + GF

3.12 ± 2.38(7.94)ef

85.24 ± 11.94(72.35)abc

18.08 ± 5.91(24.59)bc

51.64 ± 14.25(46.07)b

T13- FM + GF

8.85 ± 4.45(14.37)bcde

67.65 ± 16.20(60.36)bcde

20.29 ± 5.51(26.26)bc

47.76 ± 11.30(43.76)b

T14- BV + Bs

3.12 ± 2.39(7.94)ef

85.22 ± 11.96(72.33)abc

17.16 ± 4.16(24.12)bc

55.46 ± 8.10(48.22)b

T15- FM + GF + BV + Bs

2.05 ± 1.35(6.67)ef

91.99 ± 4.73(76.47)abc

11.48 ± 4.94(18.78)bcd

66.74 ± 16.78(56.23)ab

T16- NC

0.00 ± 0.00(0.35)f

100.00 ± 0.00(89.42)a

2.05 ± 1.35(6.67)d

94.56 ± 3.28(78.99)a

T17- PC

25.00 ± 2.39(29.94)a

0.00 ± 0.00(0.57)g

37.49 ± 3.12(37.72)a

0.00 ± 0.00(0.46)c

T18- Car.

1.57 ± 0.91(5.97)ef

94.31 ± 3.24(78.60)ab

10.92 ± 1.80(19.18)cd

71.18 ± 2.95(57.59)ab

SEM

4.19

9.00

3.05

6.11

CD (0.05%)

11.78

25.48

8.75

17.61

  1. Data in parentheses are arc sine transformed values
  2. Values with different letter(s) within a column are significant at p< 0.05 by Duncan’s multiple range test (DMRT), Values are the means (±standard error) of three replicates