Potential activities of Bacillus simplex as a biocontrol agent against root rot of Nigella sativa caused by Fusarium camptoceras

Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control

Table 2 Effect of Bacillus simplex as suspension and/or formulation on disease severity under field conditions in 2015 and 2016 growing seasons

Treatments	Disease severity percentage in field 2015			Disease severity percentage in field 2016
Treatments	Suspension	Formulation	Mean of treatments	Suspension	Formulation	Mean of treatments
PHYB1	26.13 c	11.13f	18.63 b	13.75 b	14.75 b	14.25 b
PHYB9	25.63 c	14.38 ef	20.00 b	8.75 bc	10.00 bc	9.37 b
Infected control	58.13 a	39.38 b	48.75 a	49.38 a	49.38 a	49.38 a
Mean	26.73 a	16.83 b		17.97 a	18.53 a

Values in the column followed by a similar letter are not significantly different as determined by the LSD test (P = 0.05)