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

Table 1

Tomato plant height (cm) at different growth periods.

Isolate	30 days	45 days	60 days	Harvest
Control	12.3 ± 2.43^c	35.23 ± 6.77^c	47.45 ± 6.02^c	65.07 ± 9.45^a
K-1-29	14.32 ± 3.36^ab	39.74 ± 6.98^ab	54.89 ± 5.7^ab	65.27 ± 8.95^a
K-10-27	14.82 ± 2.86^ab	39.4 ± 8.76^ab	52.48 ± 6.04^b	63.73 ± 6.89^a
K-10-41	14.47 ± 3.21^ab	41.25 ± 6.22^a	53.12 ± 5.66^ab	61.73 ± 6.38^a
Mk-1-25	14.65 ± 2.52^ab	39.88 ± 6.84^ab	56.57 ± 6.35^a	65.53 ± 6.41^a
Mk-13-16	14.22 ± 3.84^ab	40.1 ± 8.2^ab	54.02 ± 6.83^ab	64.4 ± 8.06^a
Mk-20-20	14.23 ± 3.51^ab	38.57 ± 8.61^ab	53.55 ± 7.2^ab	65.2 ± 6.67^a
Mk-20-7	15.12 ± 3.71^a	39.45 ± 9.28^ab	54.2 ± 7.48^ab	67.2 ± 14.67^a
Z-1-16	14.48 ± 3.16^ab	39.04 ± 8.99^ab	53.5 ± 7.1^ab	64.4 ± 7.47^a
Z-12-20	15.15 ± 2.73^a	40.0 ± 6.96^ab	55.5 ± 5.05^b	63.67 ± 7.82^a
Z-13-4	13.62 ± 3.31^bc	37.79 ± 9.64^bc	52.64 ± 7.83^b	65.27 ± 6.57^a
CV	13.13	10.45	9.62	13.0
LSD	1.36	2.952	3.71	6.07
P-supplements
BM	14.16 ± 2.83^b	38.67 ± 6.54^ab	52.56 ± 6.48^a	64.79 ± 10.52^ab
Compost	15.24 ± 3.94^a	40.27 ± 8.42^a	53.02 ± 6.41^a	63.12 ± 6.17^b
Fert	13.68 ± 2.65^b	39.83 ± 6.53^a	54.34 ± 5.99^a	64.09 ± 5.70^ab
Fert and comp	14.1 ± 3.1^b	37.57 ± 9.63^b	53.49 ± 8.25^a	67.39 ± 9.47^a
Soil	14.36 ± 3.17^ab	39.33 ± 8.17^ab	54.83 ± 6.24^a	64.27 ± 8.39^ab
CV	12.99	10.45	9.62	13.0
LSD	0.92	1.99	2.5	4.1

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