Efficacy of different combinations of microbial biocontrol agents against sheath blight of rice caused by Rhizoctonia solani

Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control

Table 3 Effect of different treatments of Trichoderma harzianum (47), PF = Pseudomonas fluorescens (27) and Herbal Kunapajala on Plant vigor at experimental field

Treatments	Plant height (cm)	Percent Increase over control	Panicle length (cm)	Percent Increase over control	Tiller (no.)	Percent Increase overcontrol
Th + HKJ [ST + FS]	71.66	13.74	25.00	15.37	9.33	33.29
Pf + HKJ [ST + FS]	71.67	13.76	25.33	16.89	10.00	42.86
Th + Pf + HKJ [ST + FS]	80.34	27.52	27.00	24.46	11.00	57.14
Th + HKJ [ST + Drenching]	71.00	12.70	25.00	15.67	10.00	42.86
Pf + HKJ [ST + Drenching]	71.66	13.75	25.67	18.46	9.00	28.57
Th + Pf + HKJ [ST + Drenching]	81.33	29.10	26.33	21.50	11.00	57.14
Th + HKJ [ST + Drenching + FS]	69.00	9.53	27.33	26.12	10.33	47.57
Pf + HKJ [ST + Drenching + FS]	70.00	11.11	28.00	29.21	10.33	47.57
Th + Pf + HKJ [ST + Drenching + FS]	82.66	31.21	30.67	41.53	12.33	76.14
Carbendazim [ST + FS]	81.00	28.57	29.67	36.92	11.00	57.14
Control	63.00	–	21.67	–	7.00	–
CD (5%)	5.08		6.58		4.92
CV (%)	8.03		7.72		8.16

Th Trichoderma harzianum (47), Pf Pseudomonas fluorescens (27), HKJ Herbal Kunapajala, ST Seedling treatment, FS Foliar spray