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Table 7 Effect of Trichoderma spp. alone or in combination with Chlorella vulgaris extract on average parameters of yield component of maize plants grown under field conditions

From: Maximizing the efficacy of Trichoderma to control Cephalosporium maydis, causing maize late wilt disease, using freshwater microalgae extracts

Treatment

Average parameters of yield component of maize plants grown under field conditions

Av. ear length (cm)

Av. ear diameter (cm)

No. of row/ear

No. of kernel/row

100 kernel weight (g)

T. harzianum (Th)

22.59 ± 0.05e

4.11 ± 0.03e

12.8 ± 0.33abc

40.2 ± 0.13g

32.29 ± 0.07fg

T. viride (Tv)

22.31 ± 0.08f

4.26 ± 0.03 cd

12.4 ± 0.26c

40.7 ± 0.15fg

32.14 ± 0.09g

T. virens (Tvs)

22.58 ± 0.10e

4.28 ± 0.03bcd

12.4 ± 0.26c

41.6 ± 0.16e

32.78 ± 0.08defg

T. koningii (Tk)

22.79 ± 0.02cd

4.35 ± 0.01a

13.0 ± 0.33abc

41.0 ± 0.25ef

32.53 ± 0.18efg

Cool extract + Th

22.99 ± 0.01a

4.35 ± 0.01a

13.2 ± 0.32abc

44.6 ± 0.22bc

33.47 ± 0.13bcd

Cool extract + Tv

22.90 ± 0.02abc

4.24 ± 0.01d

13.0 ± 0.33abc

43.5 ± 0.16d

33.32 ± 0.14cde

Cool extract + Tvs

22.85 ± 0.02bc

4.36 ± 0.01a

13.6 ± 0.26a

45.0 ± 0.25ab

33.52 ± 0.17abcd

Cool extract + Tk

22.94 ± 0.02ab

4.36 ± 0.01a

13.4 ± 0.30ab

45.0 ± 0.21ab

33.56 ± 0.15abcd

Hot extract + Th

22.94 ± 0.02ab

4.24 ± 0.01d

13.0 ± 0.33abc

44.7 ± 0.26bc

33.76 ± 0.06abc

Hot extract + Tv

22.85 ± 0.02bc

4.24 ± 0.01d

12.8 ± 0.32abc

44.3 ± 0.15c

33.02 ± 0.09cdef

Hot extract + Tvs

22.93 ± 0.03ab

4.34 ± 0.03ab

13.6 ± 0.26a

45.5 ± 0.22a

34.23 ± 0.01ab

Hot extract + Tk

22.97 ± 0.02ab

4.32 ± 0.02abc

12.6 ± 0.30bc

45.2 ± 0.24ab

34.35 ± 0.12a

Cool extract

22.66 ± 0.03de

4.24 ± 0.01d

12.4 ± 0.26c

40.4 ± 0.16fg

30.19 ± 0.11h

Hot extract

22.78 ± 0.03cd

4.26 ± 0.01cd

12.4 ± 0.26c

40.5 ± 0.16fg

29.66 ± 0.39h

Control

22.37 ± 0.08f

3.86 ± 0.01f

10.4 ± 0.26d

33.6 ± 0.45h

28.34 ± 1.04i

  1. The presented data are the mean ± standard errors, and the letters show significance at P ≤ 0.05