Influence of bio-fertilizer containing beneficial fungi and rhizospheric bacteria on health promoting compounds and antioxidant activity of Spinacia oleracea L.

Botanical Studies

Table 1 Experimental design

Treatments	T1	T2	T3	T4	T5	T6	T7
Bacteria inoculation	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
Mycorrhizal fungi	None	None	None	None	Yes	Yes	Yes
Fertilizer used	None	CF	OF^A	None	None	None	None
Code	Control	CF	OF	B	GF	GM	B + GF + GM

CF chemical fertilizer, OF ^A organic fertilizer (autoclaved bio-fertilizer), B Azotobacter chroococcum + Bacillus megaterium + Bacillus mucilaginous, GF Glomus fasciculatum, GM Glomus mosseae