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Table 2 Combine effect of P. lilacinum PLSAU-1 dose and M. incognita inoculum level on plant growth parameters, gall index, number of egg masses per root, total nematode population, and reproduction factor in brinjal

From: Dose-response relations between Purpureocillium lilacinum PLSAU-1 and Meloidogyne incognita infecting brinjal plant on plant growth and nematode management: a greenhouse study

Treatment

Shoot length (cm)

Shoot fresh weight (gm)

Root length (cm)

Root fresh weight (gm)

Gall index

% of gall index reduction

No. of egg mass per root

% No. of egg mass reduction

Total nematode population (105) reduction

% Total nematode population reduction

Reproduction factor Rf = Pf/Pi

% of reproduction factor reduction

M. incognita a

 P. lilacinum PLSAU-1 b

400 eggs

0

20.4ghi

10.2fg

10.5gh

5.86g

6.38bc

0

53.5b

0

5.36c

0

70.58a

0

400 eggs

1 × 105 CFU

21.52fgh

11.3ef

10.8fg

6.06fg

3.75gh

41.2

28.5cde

46.7

3.6e

32.8

21.5bc

69.5

400 eggs

5 × 105 CFU

23.83cd

12.0cd

12.94cde

6.57de

3.75gh

41.2

17.63g

67

2.9f

45.9

19.65bc

72.0

400 eggs

1 × 106 CFU

25.75c

13.45ab

14.59bc

8.8a

2.13i

66.6

8.5h

84

2.5gf

53.3

14.35c

79.6

800 eggs

0

19.55ij

9.5gh

10.11gh

5.4h

9.0a

0

93.38a

0

5.66b

0

71.77a

0

800 eggs

1 × 105 CFU

22.63ef

10.23fg

10.51gh

6.0fg

5.38de

40.2

35.0c

62.5

4.0de

29

23.0bc

68.0

800 eggs

5 × 105 CFU

20.43ghi

12.18cde

12.34cde

6.08fg

4.38fg

51.3

29.25cd

68.67

3.2ef

43.5

15.56c

78.0

800 eggs

1 × 106 CFU

27.5b

12.63bcd

16.08a

8.16b

2.5i

72.2

21.88efg

76.5

2.35g

58.5

13.25c

81.0

1600 eggs

0

18.06kl

8.14hi

10.2hi

5.43h

9.0a

0

89.25a

0

5.93a

0

66.76a

0

1600 eggs

1 × 105 CFU

21.35fgh

10.4fg

10.38ghi

5.7fg

5.88cd

34.6

51.88b

41.87

4.35d

26.6

16.45c

75.3

1600 eggs

5 × 105 CFU

21.96fgh

11.87de

12.16ef

5.96g

4.75ef

47.2

28.5cde

68

3.8e

35.9

17.34c

74.0

1600 eggs

1 × 106 CFU

24.13cd

13.9ab

13.3cd

7.53c

3.5h

61.1

26.13def

70.7

3.15ef

46.8

15.3c

77.0

3200 eggs

0

17.38 l

8.06i

9.2j

5.0i

9.25a

0

89.0a

0

6.1a

0

65.17a

0

3200 eggs

1 × 105 CFU

19.1jkl

9.8gh

10.16hi

5.5h

6.88b

25.6

56.63b

36.37

4.6d

24.5

28.3b

56.0

3200 eggs

5 × 105 CFU

20.95ghi

10.13fg

11.10fgh

5.9g

6.5bc

29.7

28.28cde

68.25

4de

34.4

26.45bc

59.4

3200 eggs

1 × 106 CFU

22.93def

11.5ef

12.88cde

6.81d

4.63f

49.9

27.0de

69.86

3.6e

4.4

23.0bc

64.7

  1. In a column, similar letter(s) do not differ significant at 5% level of probability
  2. % reduction = (value of control − value of treatment)/value of control × 100
  3. aPer 100 cm3 soil
  4. bPer gram soil