Table 3 Effect of selected bacterial strains on tomato plant growth following A. alternata infection.

21.33^e

49^f

1.4333^d

0.6767^c

9.8333^f

1.983^g

15.167^f

43.167^g

0.4167^e

0.1767^e

6.9000^g

0.8067^h

44^b

59.333^c

1.5667^cd

0.7133^c

20.167^cd

3.5800^d

35^c

54.667^d

1.5500^cd

0.6467^c

18.500^d

3.333^d

25^d

50.00^c

1.4800^d

0.3207^d

14.867^e

2.8167^e

52.33^a

60.333^bc

2.600^b

1.0400^a

32.667^a

5.5637^b

55^a

65.000^a

2.9000^a

1.0733^a

34.667^a

6.3223^a

20.333^e

51.000^ef

1.4333^d

0.1957^e

13.000^e

2.1007^g

21^e

53.333^de

1.5100^d

0.2670^de

14.000^e

2.2533^f

52.33^a

62.333^b

2.5000^b

1.0400^a

26.000^b

5.2277^c

44^b

65.000^a

1.7000^c

0.8567^b

22.000^c

5.1000^c