|
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
