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Table 3 Quantification of Ralstonia solanacearum population in the soil after application of treatments (× 106) in CFU/ml

From: Effect of Bacillus and Trichoderma species in the management of the bacterial wilt of tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum) in the field

Kabete

Mwea

    

% inoculum reduction

   

% inoculum reduction

Treatment

Before

60 days

112 days

60 days

112 days

Before

60 days

112 days

60 days

112 days

T1

9.83a

5.93a

0.78a

40.14b

92.07a

110.00a

55.67a

7.97a

49.57a

92.75a

CB64

9.57a

4.77a

0.65a

50.44a

93.17a

108.00a

70.00ab

12.47a

35.51b

88.78a

T2

8.93ab

6.43a

2.93b

27.89c

67.34b

107.00a

79.00bc

33.00b

26.12c

68.47b

Standard

9.07a

5.90a

3.20b

35.51bc

65.61b

110.00a

86.67bc

47.67c

21.69 cd

56.92c

T4

9.73a

8.33b

4.20b

14.31d

56.94c

104.30a

78.67bc

40.67bc

24.75c

61.37bc

CA7

9.07a

8.53b

8.30c

6.25de

8.96d

108.70a

91.67 cd

76.00d

15.83d

29.82d

T1, T2, T4 Mix

9.03a

9.20b

9.20c

− 1.85e

− 1.82e

105.30a

107.00d

108.33e

− 1.92e

− 3.15e

Control

7.37b

8.63b

8.87c

− 17.11f

− 20.40f

87.70b

94.00 cd

106.00e

− 7.31f

− 20.89f

Mean

9.08

7.22

4.77

19.45

45.23

105.1

82.8

54

20.53

46.76

% CV

11.6

14.6

16.7

25.8

10.4

10.1

11.7

12.4

24.6

12.9

LSD

1.84

1.85

1.4

8.79

8.25

18.65

17.03

11.74

8.83

10.58

  1. Means that have similar letter(s) along a column are not significantly different at P ≤ 0.05