Table 2 Leaf area of basil, obtained with different bio-fertilizers at four harvest times and total (cm² plant⁻¹).

100% mineral fertilizers

148

243^ab

321^a

976^a

1688^a

50% mineral fertilizers

123

207^bc

272^b

771^c

1372^c

50% mineral fertilizers + micro-algae

121

189^c

298^ab

648^d

1256^d

50% mineral fertilizers + bacteria

117

280^a

193^c

938^a

1528^b

50% mineral fertilizers + mycorrhiza

134

234^b

227^c

837^b

1431^c

LSD_0.05

ns

42.037

20.394

29.145

41.475

p-value

0.8428

0.5850

0.9186

 < 0.0001

0.2807