Research Article

Tomato Production under Synergistic Application of Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria and Phosphate Amendments

Table 2

Tomato leaf development at different growth periods.

Isolate30 days45 days60 days

Control5.4 ± 0.98b10.82 + 0.71abc11.05 + 1.26c
K-1-297.1 ± 0.92a10.77 + 1.14abc12.14 + 1.43ab
K-10-277.25 ± 0.92a10.48 + 1.26bc11.96 + 1.24ab
K-10-417.23 ± 0.77a10.85 + 1.46abc11.78 + 1.24bc
Mk-1-257.3 ± 0.66a11.2 + 2.24ab12.6 + 1.76a
Mk-13-167.13 ± 1.3a11.23 + 1.02ab12.25 + 1.32ab
Mk-20-207.1 ± 0.99a11.02 + 1.5abc11.98 + 1.21ab
Mk-20-77.18 ± 1.66a10.87 + 0.93abc11.98 + 1.63ab
Z-1-167.28 ± 0.77a10.22 + 1.18c12.5 + 1.23ab
Z-12-207.43 ± 0.69a11.37 + 1.24a12.45 + 1.2ab
Z-13-46.98 ± 0.69a11.25 + 1.63ab11.81 + 11.25abc
CV9.9110.279.18
LSD0.500.810.8

P-treatments
BM6.92 ± 0.94a10.98 + 1.37ab11.74 + 1.23b
Compost7.24 ± 1.12a10.68 + 1.56b12.17 + 1.17ab
Fert6.93 + 1.03a11.17 + 1.86a11.88 + 1.26ab
Fert and comp7.01 ± 1.23a10.86 + 1.15ab12.32 + 1.87a
Soil7.08 ± 0.85a10.88 + 1.13ab12.13 + 1.3ab
CV9.9110.279.18
LSD0.340.550.54

Means with similar letters has no significant difference at  < 0.05.