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Table 5 Effect of different concentrations of the seed + 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

Seed + 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

35.3 ± 0.67d–k*

64.7

29.5 ± 0.73e–g*

70.5

1 × 106

28.3 ± 0.52f

71.7

22.4 ± 0.56f–i

77.6

1 × 107

19.6 ± 0.43gh

79.3

16.5 ± 0.33g–j

83.5

1 × 108

13.1 ± 0.30h–k

86.9

10.6 ± 0.21ij

88.2

1 × 109

7.7 ± 0.18j

92.3

7.1 ± 0.13i–m

92.9

S. cerevisiae

1 × 105

32.7 ± 0.77e–h

67.3

30.6 ± 0.49ef

69.4

1 × 106

26.1 ± 0.43f–h

73.9

23.6 ± 0.63f–h

76.4

1 × 107

19.6 ± 0.65gh

80.4

13.0 ± 0.41h–j

87.0

1 × 108

10.9 ± 0.32i

89.1

10.6 ± 0.37ij

89.4

1 × 109

5.5 ± 0.11j–m

94.5

4.8 ± 0.15jk

95.2

S. fimicola

1 × 105

30.5 ± 0.60e–j

69.5

25.9 ± 0.50f

74.1

1 × 106

21.8 ± 0.23f–l

78.2

17.7 ± 0.39g–i

82.3

1 × 107

14.2 ± 0.35h–j

85.8

11.8 ± 0.26i

88.2

1 × 108

9.8 ± 0.21i–k

90.2

8.3 ± 0.21i–l

91.7

1 × 109

6.6 ± 0.15jk

93.4

5.9 ± 0.11j

94.1

G. roseum + S. cerevisiae

1 × 105

26.1 ± 0.34f–h

73.9

24.8 ± 0.67f g

75.2

1 × 106

15.3 ± 0.27hi

84.7

16.5 ± 0.32g–j

83.5

1 × 107

10.9 ± 0.21i

89.1

9.5 ± 0.24i–k

90.5

1 × 108

7.7 ± 0.18j

92.3

5.9 ± 0.18j

94.1

1 × 109

3.3 ± 0.05k–m

96.7

2.4 ± 0.12k

97.6

G. roseum + S. fimicola

1 × 105

29.4 ± 0.89e–j

70.6

27.1 ± 0.31e–i

72.9

1 × 106

21.8 ± 0.54f–l

78.2

20.0 ± 0.22g

80.0

1 × 107

15.3 ± 0.41ij

84.7

14.2 ± 0.27hi

85.8

1 × 108

10.9 ± 0.43i

89.1

9.5 ± 0.15i–k

90.5

1 × 109

5.5 ± 0.21j–m

94.5

4.8 ± 0.11jk

95.2

S. cerevisiae + S. fimicola

1 × 105

9.8 ± 0.12i–k

90.2

7.1 ± 0.09i–m

92.9

1 × 106

7.7 ± 0.09j

92.3

4.8 ± 0.07jk

95.2

1 × 107

6.6 ± 0.05jk

93.4

4.8 ± 0.05jk

95.2

1 × 108

3.3 ± 0.05k–m

96.7

2.4 ± 0.02k

97.6

1 × 109

1.1 ± 0.03m

98.9

1.2 ± 0.02kl

98.8

Control

-

61.3 ± 1.23a

-

56.6 ± 1.12a

-

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