|
Treatments
|
Treatment concentration (pfu/ml)
|
Average disease index (%)a
|
Efficacy (%)b
|
|---|
|
Φ1226
|
2,2 × 109
|
9.7 ± 0.75 ac
|
79.8
|
|
Φ137
|
1,5 × 109
|
13.9 ± 0.77 ab
|
71.2
|
|
Φ358
|
4,1 × 1010
|
15.3 ± 0.63 ab
|
68.3
|
|
Φ369
|
6 × 1010
|
20.8 ± 1.10 ab
|
56.7
|
|
ΦCombination of phages
|
5 × 109
|
27.8 ± 0.54 b
|
42.3
|
|
Φ1215
|
4 × 109
|
38.9 ± 0.49 c
|
19.2
|
|
BY5L316 (control +)
|
0
|
48.1 ± 0.51 c
|
0.0
|
- a. The results are an average of the two trials. Four plantlets were evaluated in each trial for each treatment
- b. Percentage reduction in diseases severity compared to plants treated with pathogen alone
- c. Means within columns sharing a letter in common are not significantly different (P < 0.05; Duncan’s test). The standard error of each set is displayed
