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Table 3 Effect of bio-agent treatments on chlorophyll content and growth parameters of mildewed squash plants

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

Treatment

Chlorophyll content (SPAD)

No. leaves plant−1

Leaf area (cm2)

Control

23.35 e

10.93 c

192.76 g

Fungicide

39.71 cd

12.37 bc

362.05 a

T. harzianum

41.99 c

13.56 ab

301.17 e

T. viridi

52.01 b

11.68 bc

279.12e

B. subtilis

51.19 b

15.06 a

317.39 d

B. chitinosporus

36.35 d

11.63 bc

333.27 c

B. polymexa

44.26 c

14.87 a

313.09 d

B. pumilus

59.57 a

12.51 bc

353.49 ab

B. megaterium

39.32 cd

11.62 bc

348.18 b

LSD 0.05

4.99

2.231

9.011

  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