Table 6 The percentage yield increase in Fusarium oxysporum lycopersici (FOL)-infected tomato plants pre-treated with the selected potent fungal endophytes.
Treatments | Mean no. of fruits per plant | % increase in the of fruit | Mean individual fruit weight | % increase in individual fruit weight | Mean yield T/ha | % increase in yield (T/ha) |
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Non-inoculated | 20.78 | – | 38.92 | – | 32.29 | – |
FOL | 17.33 | – | 29.77 | – | 20.65 | – |
T. asperellum M2RT4 and FOL | 28.00 | 38.10 | 45.06 | 33.94 | 50.40 | 59.02 |
T. harzianum KF2R41 and FOL | 23.17 | 25.19 | 37.25 | 20.09 | 34.52 | 40.17 |
H. lixii F3ST1 and FOL | 23.67 | 26.77 | 52.91 | 43.74 | 50.06 | 58.74 |