Table 3 Effect of direct dual confrontation, of two Penicillium spp. isolates, three Trichoderma spp. isolates, and Aspergillus flavus, on mycelia growth inhibition of four F. oxysporum f. sp. niveum isolates and eight F. solani f. sp. cucurbitae isolates after 5 days of incubation at 28 °C, means of six Petri plates (two plates per replicate)
Pathogens | Code | Mycelial growth inhibition percentage (%)a | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. digitatum | P. italicum | T. erinaceum | T. viride | T. helicum | A. flavus | P valuesb | ||
F. oxysporum f. sp. niveum | FON1 | 40.56b AB | 28.90c AB | 46.08ab A | 41.29b A | 39.91b A | 56.73a AB | > 0.05 |
FON2 | 32.10c BC | 7.22d D | 34.30b B | 29.31c BC | 31.00c AB | 52.08a AB | > 0.05 | |
FON3 | 32.98b BC | 28.97b AB | 40.92b AB | 38.54b A | 32.23b AB | 64.71a A | 0.0425 | |
FON4 | 39.55b AB | 30.44b A | 42.66b A | 36.95b AB | 40.00b A | 74.68a A | 0.0335 | |
F. solani f. sp. cucurbitae | FSC1 | 27.48bc C | 21.89c C | 37.08b AB | 30.94bc B | 29.23bc B | 49.26a B | > 0.05 |
FSC2 | 38.02b B | 24.92c BC | 25.04c C | 17.08c C | 19.21c B | 49.60a B | > 0.05 | |
FSC3 | 44.65a A | 26.19c B | 21.83c CD | 26.90c BC | 17.44c C | 48.94a B | > 0.05 | |
FSC4 | 39.13b AB | 28.57c AB | 25.57c C | 14.20c C | 20.00c B | 46.25a B | > 0.05 | |
FSC5 | 28.35b C | 25.21b B | 26.13b C | 31.00b B | 24.91b B | 48.89a B | > 0.05 | |
FSC6 | 24.00b C | 24.09b BC | 19.60b CD | 18.57b C | 19.84b B | 46.93a B | > 0.05 | |
FSC7 | 35.85b B | 24.27b BC | 17.08bc D | 10.93c D | 19.28bc B | 46.93a B | > 0.05 | |
FSC8 | 19.49b D | 17.74b CD | 24.54b C | 15.34b C | 22.00b B | 46.25a B | > 0.05 | |
P valuesc | > 0.05 | > 0.05 | > 0.05 | > 0.05 | > 0.05 | < 0.05 | ||