Table 6 Effect of AMF and endophytic Bacillus on growth attributes and yield of tomato under field conditions

T₁- FM

20.37 ± 2.43^ab

39.83 ± 2.35^abc

16.08 ± 1.95^bcd

6.78 ± 0.93^bc

20.57 ± 3.38^cde

39.90 ± 3.49^ab

0.609 ± 0.00^c

T₂- GF

19.40 ± 2.57^ab

40.89 ± 2.00^abc

17.83 ± 1.88^abc

7.32 ± 0.50^abc

25.76 ± 1.91^abc

35.23 ± 3.17^abcde

0.500 ± 0.01^f

T₃- BV

19.57 ± 2.44^ab

38.37 ± 2.61^bc

16.33 ± 0.65^abc

6.00 ± 0.19^c

12.33 ± 2.59^fg

31.47 ± 1.94^bcde

0.494 ± 0.00^f

T₄- Bs

20.07 ± 2.38^ab

36.89 ± 7.23^cd

14.75 ± 3.17^cd

7.75 ± 0.90^abc

11.43 ± 2.34^fg

27.90 ± 4.38^de

0.471 ± 0.00^g

T₅- FM + BV

21.83 ± 1.30^ab

41.55 ± 1.39^abc

18.08 ± 1.76^abc

7.75 ± 0.55^abc

23.55 ± 2.71^bcd

33.14 ± 2.39^bcde

0.645 ± 0.01^b

T₆- FM + Bs

20.45 ± 2.95^ab

41.28 ± 2.47^abc

19.92 ± 1.16^abc

7.18 ± 0.97^abc

18.07 ± 1.92^de

32.65 ± 2.46^bcde

0.535 ± 0.01^e

T₇- GF + BV

21.91 ± 1.39^ab

38.53 ± 2.55^bc

18.58 ± 1.71^abc

10.20 ± 1.33^a

29.35 ± 1.82^ab

39.24 ± 3.53^abc

0.680 ± 0.00^b

T₈- GF + Bs

20.67 ± 1.92^ab

39.60 ± 1.45^bc

18.75 ± 1.01^abc

8.17 ± 1.48^abc

26.53 ± 3.13^abc

41.23 ± 2.45^ab

0.567 ± 0.01^d

T₉- FM + BV + Bs

20.77 ± 2.13^ab

47.52 ± 1.31^ab

21.53 ± 0.65^a

9.87 ± 0.73^a

29.67 ± 2.71^ab

44.70 ± 3.44^a

0.709 ± 0.00^a

T₁₀- GF + BV + Bs

22.08 ± 1.94^ab

42.17 ± 2.32^abc

18.53 ± 1.46^abc

7.30 ± 0.72^abc

19.43 ± 2.54^cde

35.55 ± 2.26^abcd

0.554 ± 0.01^d

T₁₁- BV + FM + GF

20.72 ± 2.45^ab

41.00 ± 2.40^abc

17.58 ± 1.21^abc

6.78 ± 1.13^bc

24.13 ± 2.15^abcd

40.25 ± 3.53^ab

0.532 ± 0.01^e

T₁₂- Bs + FM + GF

23.53 ± 1.64^a

45.76 ± 3.89^abc

17.00 ± 1.01^abc

7.89 ± 0.0^abc

26.76 ± 0.57^abc

36.97 ± 1.61^abcd

0.612 ± 0.01^c

T₁₃- FM + GF

18.44 ± 0.98^ab

41.17 ± 1.92^abc

17.83 ± 0.93^abc

8.31 ± 1.07^abc

24.10 ± 2.35^abcd

40.33 ± 3.74^ab

0.594 ± 0.00^c

T₁₄- BV + Bs

19.55 ± 1.49^ab

39.28 ± 3.71^bc

20.33 ± 1.86^ab

9.27 ± 0.91^ab

17.34 ± 1.88^de

33.47 ± 2.19^bcde

0.573 ± 0.01^d

T₁₅- FM + GF + BV + Bs

21.29 ± 1.70^ab

49.41 ± 2.92^a

20.17 ± 0.42^abc

10.00 ± 1.53^a

31.35 ± 0.77^a

45.30 ± 1.11^a

0.701 ± 0.00^a

T₁₆- NC

22.13 ± 1.35^ab

43.68 ± 0.97^abc

18.83 ± 1.58^abc

7.33 ± 0.33^abc

11.10 ± 2.46^fg

27.47 ± 4.16^de

0.471 ± 0.00^g

T₁₇- PC

16.80 ± 1.33^ab

29.43 ± 2.85^d

11.47 ± 0.74^d

6.02 ± 0.35^c

8.23 ± 1.80^g

25.27 ± 2.71^e

0.391 ± 0.00^h

T₁₈- Car.

15.51 ± 1.67^b

39.05 ± 0.64^bc

15.11 ± 0.49^cd

6.21 ± 0.32^bc

14.76 ± 0.14^efg

29.47 ± 3.52^cde

0.501 ± 0.00^f

SEM

1.98

2.93

1.45

0.91

2.21

3.05

0.007

CD (0.05%)

5.70 (NS)

8.43

4.16

2.61

6.36

8.77

0.019