Treatment | DI (%) | BE (%) |
|---|
Control | 0.00 | – |
Fa only | 100.00 | 0.00 |
FT2 only | 0.00 | – |
Fa + FT2 | 13.33 a | 86.67 b |
Fa + Pre-FT2 | 6.67 b | 93.33 a |
- Control, roots slices were inoculated with sterilized water only; Fa only, roots slices were inoculated with F. acuminatum only; FT2 only, roots slices were inoculated with the bacterial isolate FT2 only; Fa + FT2, roots slices were inoculated with a mixture of the bacterial isolate FT2 and F. acuminatum; and Fa + Pre-FT2, roots slices were pre-inoculated with the bacterial isolate FT2 followed by inoculation of F. acuminatum after 24 h of incubation. DI, disease index; BE, biocontrol effect. –, no rotted root slices were recorded in the treatment. The experiment was performed with 3 replicates, and different letters in the same column represent significance at P < 0.05
