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Table 4 Effect of different concentrations of the soil treatments on damping-off 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

Soil treatments

Concentrations (spores/ml)

Wheat cultivars

Gun 91

Sultan 95

Incidence of damping-off (%)

Inhibition rate (%)

Incidence of damping-off (%)

Inhibition rate (%)

G. roseum

1 × 105

51.1 ± 0.25b–d*

48.9

45.9 ± 0.41b–d*

54.1

1 × 106

43.5 ± 0.31c–g

56.5

38.9 ± 0.87c–e

61.1

1 × 107

38.1 ± 0.96d–g

61.9

30.6 ± 0.22ef

69.4

1 × 108

31.6 ± 0.33e–i

68.4

25.9 ± 0.29f

74.1

1 × 109

24.0 ± 0.19f–i

76.0

20.0 ± 0.11g

80.0

S. cerevisiae

1 × 105

54.4 ± 0.78b

45.6

47.1 ± 0.80bc

52.9

1 × 106

47.9 ± 0.44c

52.1

37.7 ± 0.17c–f

62.3

1 × 107

38.1 ± 0.81d–g

61.9

29.5 ± 0.47e–g

70.5

1 × 108

26.1 ± 0.79f–h

73.9

22.4 ± 0.18f–i

77.6

1 × 109

19.6 ± 0.43gh

80.4

15.3 ± 0.12g–k

84.7

S. fimicola

1 × 105

49.0 ± 0.89b–f

51.0

41.2 ± 0.61c

58.8

1 × 106

42.4 ± 0.57c–h

57.6

34.2 ± 0.72d

65.8

1 × 107

38.1 ± 0.31d–g

61.9

27.1 ± 0.43e–i

72.9

1 × 108

27.2 ± 0.88fg

72.8

23.6 ± 0.21f–h

76.4

1 × 109

21.8 ± 0.67f–l

78.2

17.7 ± 0.12g–i

82.3

G. roseum + S. cerevisiae

1 × 105

53.3 ± 0.42bc

46.7

44.8 ± 0.49b–e

55.2

1 × 106

44.6 ± 0.92c–f

55.4

36.5 ± 0.41c–g

63.5

1 × 107

35.9 ± 0.21d–k

64.1

27.1 ± 0.80e–i

72.9

1 × 108

27.2 ± 0.73fg

72.8

24.8 ± 0.87fg

75.2

1 × 109

21.8 ± 0.30f–l

78.2

17.7 ± 0.36g–i

82.3

G. roseum + S. fimicola

1 × 105

50.0 ± 0.61b–e

50.0

43.6 ± 0.10b–f

56.4

1 × 106

40.3 ± 0.33d

59.7

36.5 ± 0.82c–g

63.5

1 × 107

34.8 ± 0.31ef

65.2

27.1 ± 0.98e–i

72.9

1 × 108

28.3 ± 0.81f

71.7

22.4 ± 0.74f–i

77.6

1 × 109

20.7 ± 0.61g

79.3

16.5 ± 0.31g–j

83.5

S. cerevisiae + S. fimicola

1 × 105

34.8 ± 0.43ef

65.2

28.3 ± 0.25e–h

71.7

1 × 106

25.0 ± 0.56f–j

75.0

21.2 ± 0.22f–j

78.8

1 × 107

18.5 ± 0.39g–i

81.5

13.0 ± 0.14h–j

87.0

1 × 108

10.9 ± 0.38i

89.1

8.3 ± 0.10i–l

91.7

1 × 109

4.4 ± 0.10k

95.6

3.6 ± 0.07j–l

96.4

Control

-

61.3 ± 1.18a

-

56.6 ± 1.09a

-

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