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

Table 4

Tomato total number of open flowers.

Isolate	30 days	45 days	60 days
Control	0.13 ± 0.23^ab	1.53 + 0.91^c	8.18 + 3.78^a
K-1-29	0.21 ± 0.38^a	2.52 + 1.49^a	9.88 + 3.62^a
K-10-27	0.07 ± 0.18^ab	1.78 + 1.24^bc	8.39 + 4.36^a
K-10-41	0.00^b	2.61 + 1.54^a	9.48 + 3.89^a
Mk-1-25	0.13 ± 0.3^ab	2.45 + 1.71^ab	9.33 + 3.84^a
Mk-13-16	0.07 ± 0.18^ab	2.02 + 1.06^abc	8.93 + 4.86^a
Mk-20-20	0.2 ± 0.37^a	1.98 + 1.22^abc	8.77 + 5.01^a
Mk-20-7	0.1 ± 0.28^ab	2.22 + 1.6^abc	8.1 + 3.9^a
Z-1-16	0.1 ± 0.28^ab	2.0 + 1.84^abc	8.64 + 3.64^a
Z-12-20	0.1 ± 0.28^ab	2.38 + 1.49^ab	8.83 + 3.0^a
Z-13-4	0.07 ± 0.18^ab	2.5 + 1.66^a	8.0 + 4.3^a
CV	206.73	45.0	39.05
LSD	0.18	0.71	2.24
P-treatment
BM	0.00^c	2.23 + 1.45^ab	8.69 + 4.46^ab
Compost	0.31 ± 0.42^a	2.4 + 1.69^a	9.72 + 3.64^a
Fert	0.06 ± 0.17^bc	1.82 + 1.32^b	9.12 + 3.39^ab
Fert and comp	0.09 ± 0.2^bc	2.2 + 1.47^ab	7.71 + 4.08^b
Soil	0.14 ± 0.29^b	2.27 + 1.32^ab	9.47 + 4.29^a
CV	206.73	45.0	38.52
LSD	0.12	0.48	1.68

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