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Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control

Table 1 Comparison of pathogenicity of strain HZ-011 on weeds in vitro

From: Evaluation of the biocontrol potential of the fungus Botrytis euroamericana strain HZ-011 for herbicidal activity

Weed species

Lesion area (cm2)a

Intensity of infection

Amaranthus retroflexus

3.567 ± 0.3797

 +  +  + 

Elsholtzia densa

2.808 ± 0.1558

 +  +  + 

Malva crispa

0.858 ± 0.0576

 +  + 

Chenopodium album

1.803 ± 0.0251

 +  + 

  1. a + represents mild symptoms, in which a plant showed very slight symptoms over 15% of the leaf area; +  + represents moderate symptoms, in which a plant showed diseased areas over between 16 and 59% of the leaf area; and +  +  + represents severe symptoms, with enlarged lesions covering more than 60% of the leaf area
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