Table 4 Effect of seed treatment with fungal root endophytes on white root rot of apple under field conditions
Isolate | Disease incidence (%) after pathogen inoculation | Mean (%) | Percent disease Control (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 | 30 | 45 | |||
Fusarium equiseti strain M1 | 0.00 (0.00) | 16.66 (24.08) | 30.55 (33.49) | 15.74 (19.19) | 81.72 |
Aspergillus sp. (C1) | 19.44 (26.05) | 41.66 (40.18) | 58.33 (49.77) | 39.81 (38.67) | 53.77 |
Talaromyces aculeatus strain Ap | 0.00 (0.00) | 16.66 (24.08) | 38.88 (38.54) | 18.51 (20.87) | 78.50 |
Neocosmospora perseae strain G | 8.33 (16.77) | 27.78 (31.74) | 52.78 (46.58) | 29.63 (31.69) | 65.59 |
Aspergillus aculeatus strain C2 | 13.88 (21.64) | 33.33 (35.25) | 52.78 (46.58) | 33.33 (34.49) | 61.29 |
Crinipellis tabtim strain M8 | 0.00 (0.00) | 13.88 (21.64) | 25.00 (29.99) | 12.96 (17.21) | 84.95 |
Fusarium sp. (S2) | 16.66 (24.08) | 41.66 (40.18) | 55.55 (48.18) | 37.96 (37.48) | 55.92 |
Fusarium sp. (K1) | 16.66 (24.08) | 30.55 (33.49) | 50.00 (44.98) | 32.40 (34.19) | 62.37 |
Fusarium circinatum strain K3 | 8.33 (16.77) | 16.66 (24.08) | 41.66 (40.18) | 22.22 (27.01) | 74.20 |
Control | 58.33 (49.82) | 100.00 (89.39) | 100.00 (89.39) | 86.11 (76.20) | 0.00 |
Mean | 14.16 (17.92) | 33.88 (36.41) | 50.55 (46.77) | ||
CD0.05 | Isolate (Is) = 1.97; Interval (I) = 1.08; Isolate (Is) × Interval (I) = 3.41 | ||||