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Table 2 Effect of bioagent treatments on powdery mildew (Podosphaera xanthii) disease severity (DS %) and (AUDPC) of cucumber plants

From: Biological control of cucumber powdery mildew (Podosphaera xanthii) (Castagne) under greenhouse conditions

Treatments

Diseases severity (DS %)

AUDPC

Days after application

Efficiency (%)

Zero time

5 days

10 days

15 days

20 days

T. harzianum

13.38b

21.48b

29.13b

36.45b

50.76b

39.72

595.61b

T. viride

11.96bc

19.77b

27.65bc

34.41bc

45.45b

44.07

552.63bc

B. subtilis

8.46ef

11.15de

16.14ef

22.33de

29.14c

65.38

342.06d

P. polymyxa

9.13de

13.46cd

19.53de

23.57de

31.93c

61.00

385.38d

S. marcescens

10.55cd

15.89c

23.53cd

28.98cd

40.64bc

52.44

469.93c

Fungicide

6.73f

9.57e

15.14f

21.24e

30.54c

67.33

322.84d

Control

28.21a

34.44a

48.36a

60.64a

80.16a

-

988.13a

  1. Values assigned to similar letters are not significantly different (P ≤ 0.05) according to Duncan’s multiple range test