Table 3 Effect of Macrophomina phaseolina, soil amendment, and Trichoderma spp. on disease and growth and dry weight of Vigna unguiculata
Treatments | Disease incidence (%) | Disease severity | Height (cm) | Biomass (g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
T1: negative control (without any inoculation or amendment) | 131ef | 24d–f | ||
T2: positive control [(inoculated with Macrophomina phaseolina (MP) only)] | 75.3a | 11a | 68g | 9h |
T3: MP + 1% A. indica | 52.5b | 7b | 125f | 16g |
T4: MP + 2% A. indica | 43c | 6b | 148de | 17fg |
T5: MP + 3% A. indica | 30.3ef | 3c | 166cd | 23ef |
T6: MP + T. harzianum | 22gh | 2d | 174bc | 29cd |
T7: MP + T. harzianum + 1% A. indica | 18h | 2d | 191b | 41b |
T8: MP + T. harzianum + 2% A. indica | 11i | 1e | 213a | 45b |
T9: MP + T. harzianum + 3% A. indica | 6i | 1e | 223a | 52a |
T10: MP + T. viride | 38cd | 3.5c | 147de | 23ef |
T11: MP + T. viride + 1% A. indica | 35de | 3.5c | 164cd | 27c–e |
T12: MP + T. viride + 2% A. indica | 27fg | 2.5d | 172bc | 28c–e |
T13: MP + T. viride + 2% A. indica | 21gh | 2d | 178bc | 32c |