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Table 1 Effect of bio-agent treatments on conidial germination of P. xanthii, 24 h after treatment and incubation at 28 ± 1 °C

From: Biological control of Podosphaera xanthii the causal agent of squash powdery mildew disease by upregulation of defense-related enzymes

Treatments

Concentration

Germination (%)

Efficiency (%)

Control

64.91 a

0.00

Fungicide

0.25 ml l−1

0.95 c

98.53

T. harzianum

107 spore ml−1

17.24 b

73.44

T. viridi

107 spore ml−1

13.79 bc

78.75

B. subtilis

109cfu

11.97 bc

81.55

B. chitinosporus

109 cfu

9.23 bc

58.05

B. pumilus

109 cfu

3.11 bc

95.21

B. megaterium

109 cfu

0.95 c

98.53

B. polymexa

109 cfu

6.00 bc

90.75

LSD 0.05

 

15.66

  1. Values are means of three replicates of each treatment
  2. Means values for each parameter followed by different letters are significantly different (P ≤ 0.05), according to Duncan’s multiple range test