Table 3 Root rot incidence of eggplant in response to different soil treatments of Bacillus thuringiensis, NPK, Trichoderma harzianum, oxamyl and chicken manure under field conditions
Treatments | Disease infection | % Red. | Disease severity | % Red. | Total fungi counts | % Red. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control | 20.0 a | – | 0.6 a | – | 12.4 a | – |
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) | 10.0 c | 50.0 | 0.3 b | 50.0 | 7.2 b | 43.2 |
NPK | 15.0 b | 25.0 | 0.2 b | 66.7 | 4.8 b | 61.6 |
Trichoderma harzianum | 5.0 d | 75.0 | 0.08 c | 86.7 | 0.9 c | 92.4 |
Oxamyl | – e | 100.0 | – c | 100.0 | 1.9 c | 95.0 |
Chicken manure | – e | 100.0 | – c | 100.0 | 2.4 b | 80.8 |
Chicken manure + Bt | 5.0 d | 75.0 | 0.05 c | 91.6 | 3.2 b | 74.2 |
Chicken manure + NPK | 10.0 c | 50.0 | 0.1 c | 83.3 | 1.2 c | 90.0 |
Chicken manure + T. harzianum | – e | 100.0 | – c | 100.0 | 0.7 c | 92.0 |
Chicken manure + oxamyl | – e | 100.0 | – c | 100.0 | 1.2 c | 90.2 |