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Table 2 Effect of different concentrations of the foliar treatments on lesion length caused by F. graminearum in wheat cultivars

From: Determination of antagonistic effect of bio-agents against cereal damping-off caused by Fusarium graminearum in wheat

Foliar treatments

Concentrations (spores/ml)

Wheat cultivars

Gun 91

Sultan 95

Lesion length (mm)

Inhibition rate (%)

Lesion length (mm)

Inhibition rate (%)

G. roseum

1 × 105

9.7 ± 1.56c*

34.4

8.4 ± 0.90cd*

36.3

1 × 106

7.7 ± 0.90d

47.9

6.7 ± 0.81d

49.2

1 × 107

6.7 ± 1.25d–h

54.7

5.8 ± 0.31e

56.0

1 × 108

5.6 ± 0.67e–g

62.1

4.3 ± 0.81f–h

67.4

1 × 109

3.5 ± 0.12g

76.3

2.9 ± 0.21h

78.0

S. cerevisiae

1 × 105

8.9 ± 0.57cd

39.8

7.8 ± 0.55c–e

40.9

1 × 106

7.0 ± 0.42d–g

52.7

6.1 ± 0.90def

53.7

1 × 107

5.7 ± 0.71e–g

61.4

5.0 ± 0.45ef

62.1

1 × 108

4.5 ± 0.21fg

69.5

3.9 ± 0.05g

70.4

1 × 109

2.7 ± 0.73hi

81.7

2.1 ± 0.01h–j

84.0

S. fimicola

1 × 105

8.5 ± 0.43c–e

42.5

7.3 ± 0.87c–f

44.6

1 × 106

6.8 ± 0.97d–h

54.0

5.7 ± 0.56e

56.8

1 × 107

5.5 ± 0.35e–g

62.8

4.6 ± 0.41fg

65.1

1 × 108

4.0 ± 1.08f–i

72.9

3.2 ± 0.16g–i

75.7

1 × 109

2.4 ± 0.65h–j

83.7

1.8 ± 0.06i

86.3

G. roseum + S. cerevisiae

1 × 105

9.1 ± 0.78cd

38.5

8.0 ± 0.59c–e

39.3

1 × 106

7.4 ± 0.43d–f

50.0

6.6 ± 0.32d

50.0

1 × 107

6.0 ± 0.79ef

59.4

5.1 ± 0.68ef

61.3

1 × 108

4.9 ± 0.41f

66.8

3.5 ± 0.52gh

73.4

1 × 109

3.1 ± 0.70g–i

79.0

2.4 ± 0.21hi

81.8

G. roseum + S. fimicola

1 × 105

9.1 ± 0.83cd

38.5

7.9 ± 0.45c–e

40.1

1 × 106

7.2 ± 0.50d–g

51.3

6.2 ± 0.94def

53.0

1 × 107

5.9 ± 0.35ef

60.1

5.0 ± 0.41ef

62.1

1 × 108

4.7 ± 0.79fg

68.2

3.6 ± 0.91gh

72.7

1 × 109

2.9 ± 0.72h

80.4

2.3 ± 0.15hi

82.5

S. cerevisiae + S. fimicola

1 × 105

6.0 ± 0.70ef

59.4

5.1 ± 0.95ef

61.3

1 × 106

4.9 ± 0.68f

66.8

4.0 ± 0.41f–i

69.6

1 × 107

3.2 ± 0.92gh

78.3

2.3 ± 0.91hi

82.5

1 × 108

1.9 ± 0.06ij

87.1

1.2 ± 0.05ij

90.9

1 × 109

1.1 ± 0.04j

92.5

0.6 ± 0.01j

94.4

Control

-

14.8 ± 1.34a

-

13.2 ± 1.40a

-

  1. *Values expressed are mean (± standard error) of five replicates
  2. Values given separately for the foliar treatments within each column followed by different letters are significantly different at p < 0.05