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Table 4 Effect of AMF and PGPRs in individual or in combined treatments on the plant growth parameters of squash plants under field conditions during 2020 and 2021 seasons

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

Treatment

First season (2020)

Second season (2021)

Length of plant (cm)

Leaves number

Fresh weight(g)

Dry weight(g)

Length of plant(cm)

Leaves number

Fresh weight(g)

Dry weight(g)

Control

49.05d

19.33d

386.36f

78.8c

39.25d

20.75e

362.16f

56.08b

AM

50.49d

29.83b

456.81e

104.22abc

58.15c

28.58d

535.94d

110.48a

TZ

56.06cd

28.5b

401.74f

98.2bc

63.2bc

32.83bc

426.74e

99.6a

BS

60.4bc

23.25c

506.81d

89.16bc

59.51c

30.17 cd

548.48 cd

107.82a

TZ + BS

63.78bc

30.33b

615.6c

115.6ab

65.9abc

29.83 cd

586.bc

100.93a

AM + TZ

64.3b

27.83b

640.6bc

101.27bc

75.29a

31.58bcd

610.07b

118.34a

AM + BS

61.96bc

31.08b

684.4ab

128.3a

62.44c

34.5b

717.54a

116.45a

AM + TZ + BS

78.89a

36.17a

694.63a

114.23ab

72.98ab

39.25a

723.9a

118.86a

LSD 0.05

8.07

3.89

47.21

26.44

9.98

3.91

44.55

28.42

  1. 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)