Table 4 Effect of Trichoderma spp. alone or in combination with Chlorella vulgaris extract on the incidence of late wilt of maize grown under greenhouse and field conditions
Treatment | Late wilt incidence (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Greenhouse experiment | Field experiment | |
T. harzianum (Th) | 45.2 ± 0.86c | 31.8 ± 0.48c |
T. viride (Tv) | 37.6 ± 0.51d | 28.6 ± 0.50d |
T. virens (Tvs) | 33.6 ± 0.24e | 23.8 ± 0.37e |
T. koningii (Tk) | 30.2 ± 0.20f | 24.6 ± 0.24e |
Cool extract + Th | 30.0 ± 0.31f | 20.8 ± 0.48f |
Cool extract + Tv | 27.6 ± 0.24g | 16.4 ± 0.40g |
Cool extract + Tvs | 23.2 ± 0.20h | 12.8 ± 0.48h |
Cool extract + Tk | 23.8 ± 0.37h | 12.4 ± 0.40h |
Hot extract + Th | 27.6 ± 0.24g | 17.6 ± 0.40g |
Hot extract + Tv | 30.0 ± 0.31f | 19.6 ± 0.74f |
Hot extract + Tvs | 21.0 ± 0.31i | 12.4 ± 0.40h |
Hot extract + Tk | 22.4 ± 0.24hi | 12.4 ± 0.40h |
Cool extract | 57.4 ± 0.81b | 46.8 ± 0.48a |
Hot extract | 57.2 ± 0.37b | 43.8 ± 0.20b |
Control | 73.4 ± 1.66a | 47.6 ± 0.24a |