Table 3 Effect of various control measures of chamomile downy mildew on total sugars content, free, conjugated and total phenols (mg/g dry weight) before or after 24Â h of fungal inoculation under greenhouse conditions
Treatment | Total sugars content | Before fungal inoculation | After fungal inoculation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Before fungal inoculation | After fungal inoculation | Phenols | Phenols | |||||
Free | Conjugated | Total | Free | Conjugated | Total | |||
Thyme oil emulsion | 13.76 | 9.38 | 55.53 | 29.50 | 85.03 | 74.83 | 12.03 | 86.86 |
Salicylic acid | 12.56 | 16.06 | 62.63 | 41.26 | 103.89 | 55.16 | 56.20 | 111.36 |
Bio-Cure F | 6.98 | 13.83 | 66.10 | 28.16 | 94.26 | 61.46 | 30.40 | 91.86 |
Control | 29.20 | 32.55 | 20.96 | 24.48 | 45.44 | 22.83 | 72.76 | 95.59 |