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Table 4 Influence of biological agents on yield parameters of squash plants

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

Treatment

No. fruits plant−1

Fruit yield (Kg plant−1)

Average increase over the control

Kg plant−1

%

Control

7.5 e

0.655 f

Fungicide

15 bc

1.105 c

0.45

68.7

T. harzianum

16.49 ab

1.400 b

0.75

113.7

T. viridi

12.5 d

1.340 b

0.69

104.6

B. subtilis

17.51 a

1.575 a

0.92

140.5

B. chitinosporus

12.48 d

1.070 c

0.42

63.4

B. polymexa

18.53 a

1.380 b

0.73

110.7

B. pumilus

14.0 cd

1.000 cd

0.35

52.7

B. megaterium

13.0 cd

0.895 de

0.24

36.6

LSD 0.05

2.419

0.159

  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