Biocontrol of Fusarium root rot in squash using mycorrhizal fungi and antagonistic microorganisms

Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control

Table 3 Effect of AMF and PGPRs on the contents of macro- and micronutrients in the leaves of squash plants

Treatment	Macronutrients content (g/kg dw)			Micronutrients content (g/kg dw)
Treatment	N	P	K	Fe	Zn	Mn
Control	20.32e	1.76d	11.70e	0.171b	0.626e	58.10g
AMF	23.17 cd	2.42bcd	14.11d	0.283b	0.804de	80.40d
TZ	26.24a	2.73bcd	13.92d	0.194b	0.984bcd	64.80f
BS	22.30d	2.11cd	15.26cd	0.230b	0.871cd	77.20e
TZ + BS	23.82c	2.80abcd	16.03c	1.563a	1.049bc	85.00c
AMF + TZ	24.56bc	3.46ab	17.81b	0.474b	0.926bcd	84.77c
AMF + BS	25.26ab	3.08abc	16.64bc	1.69a	0.804de	118.3a
AMF + TZ + BS	25.74ab	3.87a	19.86a	1.91a	1.394a	92.50b
LSD 0.05	1.39	1.12	1.70	0.678	0.182	0.411

Means in a column followed by the same letters are not significantly different (LSD, P < 0.05). Arbuscular Mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), Trichoderma harzianum (TZ), Bacillus subtills (BS), control (without treatment), dw (dry weight)