Table 9 Effect of fungal inoculation on different parameters of wheat plant parts at 50 and 70 days after sowing

 Control

14.5^g*

24.9^h

12.6ⁱ

20.5ⁱ

6.9^g

11.4^g

15^g

24^f

 NPK

28.5^bc

35.8^fg

16.8^ef

24.8^gh

12.3^e

16.4^e

22^d

26^ef

 NPK + Aspergillus niger (Asp-07)

40.6^ab

56.4^b

24.3^b

38.9^b

24.8^b

24.7^b

27^b

36^bc

 NPK + Penicillium sp-03

35.2^cd

49.5^c

20.5^c

34.5^cd

18.6^c

20.3^c

24^c

31^d

 NPK + Rhizopus oryzae ( Rzp-02)

31.4^de

45.6^d

18.1^de

30.6^e

15.9^d

17.9^d

20^e

28^e

 Aspergillus niger

32.8^d

44.2^d

16.4^fg

30.8^e

14.8^d

16.5^de

24^c

32^d

 Penicillium sp-03

25.6^ef

38.1^ef

15.1^gh

26.2^fg

11.7^e

14.9^f

20^e

27^e

 Rhizopus oryzae

20.3^fg

33.7^g

13.9^hi

23.1^h

8.5^f

11.6^g

17^f

25^f

 Aspergillus niger + Penicillium sp-03

35.7^b

52.2^c

21.5^c

35.5^c

18.7^c

21.5^c

27^b

38^b

 Aspergillus niger + Rhizopus oryzae

25.3^c

45.6^d

18.4^d

32.3^d

15.7^d

17.4^d

25^c

35^c

 Penicillium sp-03 + Rhizopus oryzae

22.6^e

39.8^e

15.1^g

27.4^f

12.8^e

13.9^f

22^d

28^e

 Aspergillus niger + Penicillium sp-03 + Rhizopus oryzae

43.5^a

60.9^a

27.8^a

43.5^a

27.3^a

29.4^a

29^a

41^a

LSD at 5%

1.35

3.43

1.46

2.93

1.29

1.45

1.78

2.40