Fig. 4: Effects of combined responses Aspergillus species and Trichoderma guizhouense NJAU 4742 on cucumber growth.

Hierarchical clustering of the ITS/5.8S rRNA gene sequences of the isolated Aspergillus strains from BF treatment and the core Aspergillus OTUs sequences (A) and effects of selected strains on cucumber growth when inoculated alone or in combination with Trichoderma guizhouense NJAU 4742 (B). In B, OFS and BFS indicate soil collected from the OF and BF treatments, respectively. Bars with different letters indicate significant differences as defined by Duncan’s test (P < 0.05).