Table 5 Effect of AMF and endophytic Bacillus on growth attributes and yield of tomato under pot conditions

T₁- FM

36.87 ± 2.81^a

39.00 ± 4.04^bc

21.00 ± 2.08^ab

7.33 ± 0.33^b

20.54 ± 3.55^abcdef

38.70 ± 2.45^abcd

0.461 ± 0.00^e

T₂- GF

34.50 ± 1.32^ab

38.67 ± 2.60^bc

23.33 ± 2.03^ab

9.00 ± 0.58^b

16.67 ± 1.44^cdef

35.42 ± 3.60^bcde

0.500 ± 0.01^d

T₃- BV

34.67 ± 1.76^ab

40.33 ± 2.85^bc

20.33 ± 1.86^abc

7.00 ± 0.58^bc

12.44 ± 1.63^ef

39.17 ± 2.63^abc

0.449 ± 0.01^e

T₄- Bs

36.00 ± 1.73^ab

37.33 ± 2.19^bc

20.00 ± 1.53^abc

7.67 ± 0.67^b

14.38 ± 2.92^def

36.55 ± 1.27^bcd

0.455 ± 0.011^e

T₅- FM + BV

33.00 ± 3.79^ab

38.33 ± 3.28^bc

21.67 ± 3.93^ab

10.00 ± 1.15^ab

18.20 ± 2.92^bcdef

39.26 ± 1.67^abc

0.601 ± 0.01^ab

T₆- FM + Bs

36.53 ± 1.30^a

43.00 ± 1.73^ab

20.67 ± 2.19^ab

8.00 ± 0.58^b

22.33 ± 3.75^abcde

30.59 ± 1.33^de

0.554 ± 0.01^c

T₇- GF + BV

34.97 ± 1.58^ab

43.90 ± 5.41^ab

23.00 ± 1.73^ab

9.67 ± 0.33^ab

22.74 ± 2.09^abcde

45.35 ± 1.16^a

0.509 ± 0.00^d

T₈- GF + Bs

34.87 ± 2.95^ab

38.33 ± 3.28^bc

21.67 ± 2.73^ab

8.67 ± 1.45^b

25.95 ± 4.11^abc

38.90 ± 2.63^abcd

0.451 ± 0.00^e

T₉- FM + BV + Bs

36.07 ± 2.31^ab

43.00 ± 2.65^ab

25.67 ± 1.45^a

10.00 ± 1.15^ab

25.54 ± 2.61^abc

45.57 ± 1.96^a

0.600 ± 0.01^ab

T₁₀- GF + BV + Bs

32.00 ± 1.53^ab

37.67 ± 1.67^bc

22.00 ± 2.00^ab

9.33 ± 0.33^ab

21.21 ± 1.86^abcde

33.32 ± 1.86^bcde

0.536 ± 0.00^c

T₁₁- BV + FM + GF

33.67 ± 3.76^ab

38.67 ± 3.18^bc

23.67 ± 1.45^ab

12.00 ± 1.15^a

23.37 ± 4.02^abcd

36.34 ± 1.32^bcd

0.583 ± 0.01^b

T₁₂- Bs + FM + GF

33.00 ± 3.46^ab

38.33 ± 3.28^bc

22.67 ± 0.67^ab

9.33 ± 1.33^ab

18.76 ± 3.94^bcdef

38.43 ± 3.86^abcd

0.534 ± 0.01^c

T₁₃- FM + GF

32.00 ± 1.15^ab

45.44 ± 2.60^ab

24.67 ± 1.86^a

8.67 ± 0.88^b

27.53 ± 2.63^ab

40.25 ± 3.00^ab

0.592 ± 0.01^ab

T₁₄- BV + Bs

39.00 ± 1.73^a

37.52 ± 3.02^bc

21.33 ± 0.88^ab

8.33 ± 0.88^b

19.91 ± 1.17^abcdef

41.23 ± 1.05^ab

0.553 ± 0.01^c

T₁₅- FM + GF + BV + Bs

38.00 ± 3.21^a

50.36 ± 2.36^a

25.33 ± 1.20^a

12.00 ± 1.53^a

29.76 ± 3.82^a

45.24 ± 2.50^a

0.610 ± 0.01^a

T₁₆- NC

31.67 ± 0.88^ab

42.67 ± 1.20^bc

17.67 ± 0.88^bc

7.00 ± 0.58^bc

14.67 ± 4.07^def

31.01 ± 2.62^cde

0.440 ± 0.01^e

T₁₇- PC

28.00 ± 1.15^b

32.00 ± 1.15^bc

14.33 ± 0.33^c

4.33 ± 0.33^c

10.66 ± 1.34^f

27.40 ± 4.64^e

0.263 ± 0.00^f

T₁₈- Car.

34.33 ± 2.85^ab

41.67 ± 4.06^bc

22.00 ± 3.06^ab

7.33 ± 0.33^b

18.67 ± 4.22^bcdef

36.01 ± 2.38^bcd

0.463 ± 0.01^e

SEM

2.38

2.79

1.96

0.89

3.08

2.52

0.008

CD (0.05%)

6.82 (NS)

7.99

5.63 (NS)

2.54

8.83

7.24

0.024