Table 4 Field evaluation of effective bio-control agents against anthracnose on mango fruits at two locations
Bio-control agents | Conc (%) | Location-I | Location-II | Mean per cent disease index (PDI) | Location-I | Location-II | Overall mean disease control (%) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Per cent disease index (PDI) | Per cent disease index (PDI) | Disease control (%) | Disease control (%) | ||||||||||||
2015 | 2016 | Mean | 2015 | 2016 | Mean | 2015 | 2016 | Mean | 2015 | 2016 | Mean | ||||
T. harzianum 1 | 5 | 28.82 (30.35) | 26.56 (30.10) | 27.69 | 33.3 (35.22) | 31.62 (34.19) | 32.46 | 30.08 | 55.10 (48.39) | 58.04 (49.61) | 56.57 | 52.68 (46.52) | 52.63 (46.49) | 52.66 | 54.62 |
T. virens | 5 | 30.75 (31.67) | 27.53 (31.61) | 29.14 | 35.41 (36.50) | 32.61 (34.80) | 34.01 | 32.58 | 52.97 (46.68) | 56.52 (48.73) | 51.74 | 49.68 (44.80) | 52.14 (45.64) | 50.41 | 51.94 |
Bacillus subtilis | 5 | 32.11 (31.04) | 30.63 (33.59) | 31.37 | 35.63 (36.63) | 31.74 (34.27) | 33.69 | 31.53 | 50.89 (45.49) | 51.60 (45.90) | 54.24 | 49.37 (44.62) | 51.46 (46.39) | 50.91 | 52.58 |
Pseudomonas fluorescens | 5 | 36.47 (34.78) | 34.78 (36.19) | 35.62 | 39.41 (38.87) | 37.70 (37.86) | 38.55 | 37.09 | 44.22 (41.67) | 45.03 (42.13) | 44.62 | 43.99 (41.53) | 43.52 (41.26) | 43.76 | 44.19 |
Pichia anomala | 5 | 35.63 (34.22) | 33.73 (35.48) | 34.68 | 39.67 (39.02) | 38.78 (38.50) | 39.22 | 36.95 | 44.48 (41.80) | 46.69 (43.09) | 45.59 | 43.63 (41.32) | 41.89 (40.32) | 42.76 | 44.16 |
Rhodotorula phylloplana | 5 | 42.35 (38.55) | 40.60 (39.33) | 41.48 | 44.08 (41.58) | 41.58 (40.14) | 42.83 | 42.16 | 35.23 (36.39) | 35.81 (36.74) | 35.52 | 37.37 (37.67) | 37.69 (37.86) | 37.53 | 36.53 |
Control | – | 65.38 (51.08) | 63.24 (52.66) | 64.31 | 70.38 (57.0) | 66.71 (54.74) | 68.54 | 66.43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |