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Table 3 Effect of foliar treatment with spore suspension of Penicillium frequentans on root yield and sugar percent of sugar beet under field conditions during 2014/15 and 2015/16 growing seasons

From: Evaluation of certain Penicillium frequentans isolates against Cercospora leaf spot disease of sugar beet

Adhesives

Root yield (tons/feddan)

Sugar %

Before infection

After infection

Before infection

After infection

Seasons

Seasons

Seasons

Seasons

Ā 

2014/15

2015/16

2014/15

2015/ 16

2014/15

2015/ 16

2014/ 15

2015/ 16

Agar

33.75 bc

33.09 bc

29.20 ef

26.40 ef

19.06 bc

21.46 a

19.60 bc

19.54 bc

Starch flour

34.60 b

33.02 bc

32.72 cd

29.81 ef

21.82 a

21.11 b

21.74 a

20.20 b

White glue

36.90 ab

34.04 b

35.41 ab

33.60 bc

21.02 b

21.51 a

20.14 b

21.63 a

Gum

34.87 b

34.13 b

29.12 de

26.71 ef

19.78 bc

19.80 bc

19.56 bc

18.08 de

Triton Mok

33.67 bc

29.78 de

26.30 ef

25.03 ef

17.56 f

18.74 d

18.79 d

18.34 de

Without adhesives

24.90 fg

30.34 d

30.64 d

28.11 de

17.41 f

18.11 de

18.45 de

16.25 g

Score 25%

38.85 a

37.90 da

37.39 a

36.44 a

21.82 a

21.97 a

21.74 a

20.34 b

Control (untreated)

20.45 b

22.02 h

20.45 h

22.02 h

17.41 f

16.03 g

17.41 f

16.03 g

  1. Values in the column followed by different letters indicate significant differences among treatments according to LSD at 0.05