Table 1. Experimental design to the study the effect of Pseudomonas fluorescens (3 x 10⁸ cell/(ml plant)), frequency of worm-bed leachate application and Glomus fasciculatum (2,250 spores/(g plant)) on plant growth and fruits characteristics of tomato.

FWBL ^a

Height

SD ^b

Yield

pH

SS ^d

Treatment

P. fluorescens

(days)

G. fasciculatum

(cm)

LN ^c

(kg/plant)

fruit

(g/kg)

1

Control

1

Control

131 a

1.1 a

118 a

2.8 a

4.3 a

4.0 b

2

Control

1

Inoculated

127 a

1.1 a

118 a

3.0 a

4.1 b

4.0 b

3

Control

3

Control

132 a

1.1 a

116 a

3.3 a

4.0 bc

4.0 b

4

Control ^e

3

Inoculated

127 a

1.1 a

119 a

3.0 a

3.9 c

3.0 c

5

Inoculated

1

Control

134 a

1.1 a

115 a

3.3 a

4.0 bc

4.0 b

6

Inoculated

1

Inoculated

131 a

1.1 a

123 a

3.8 a

4.1 b

5.0 a

7

Inoculated

3

Control

121 a

1.0 a

115 a

3.0 a

3.9 c

4.0 b

8

Inoculated

3

Inoculated

131 a

1.0 a

118 a

3.3 a

4.1 b

4.3 b

LSD ^f (P < 0.05)

18

0.1

11

1.2

0.1

0.3