Table 4 Mean dry weight of root, shoot and the whole plant (g) of endophytically-colonized and Fusarium oxysporum lycopersici (FOL)-infected tomato plants.

No-inoculated tomato plants

1.73 ± 0.04^c

6.82 ± 0.09^d

8.56 ± 0.13^e

FOL

1.40 ± 0.02^c

6.02 ± 0.44^d

7.42 ± 0.44^e

T. asperellum M2RT4 and FOL

2.99 ± 0.36^ba

13.17 ± 0.38^b

16.16 ± 0.72^cb

T. harzianum KF2R41 and FOL

1.80 ± 0.04^c

11.12 ± 0.45^c

12.93 ± 0.42^d

H. lixii F3ST1 and FOL

2.93 ± 0.16^a

12.87 ± 0.16^b

15.80 ± 0.13^c

T. asperellum M2RT4

3.52 ± 0.52^a

14.86 ± 0.33^a

18.64 ± 0.64^cb

T. harzianum KF2R41

2.03 ± 0.15^b

11.92 ± 0.13^cb

13.96 ± 0.09^a

H. lixii F3ST1

3.34 ± 0.31^a

15.11 ± 0.36^a

18.20 ± 0.54^ba

P value

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001