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Table 3 Effect of bioagents and fungicides on root rot incidence in Gossypium arboreum cultivar CICR-3

From: Combined application of effective Trichoderma, Pseudomonas and arbuscular mycorrhiza spp. reduced soil-borne diseases and boosted growth in cotton

Treatments

Mortality (%) at different DAS# 2017–18*

AUDPC$

Mortality (%) at different DAS 2018–19

AUDPC

30

60

90

30

60

90

Trichoderma asperellum (Th-11)

28.1(31.3)

51.8(46.0)

57.1(49.2)

639.0

2.1(4.9)

10.2(18.6)

19.8(26.3)

201.0

Pseudomonas fluorescens (Pf)

38.1(37.8)

67.1(55.5)

69.9(57.7)

789.8

1.5(5.8)

18.0(25.1

22.4(28.2)

222.0

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF)

32.3(34.2)

52.2(46.1)

71.3(57.9)

777.0

3.0(8.2)

33.2(35.2)

39.8(39.1)

357.8

Th + Pf

20.9(27.1)

62.8(52.7)

67.2(56.9)

637.5

3.9(8.9)

14.3(22.1)

23.1(28.7)

264.0

Th + AMF

38.5(37.7)

62.7(52.5)

69.0(57.0)

825.0

1.1(3.5)

14.8(22.5)

27.4(31.5)

248.3

Pf + AMF

25.1(28.8)

58.1(55.0)

67.6(60.5)

695.3

0.0(0.0)

23.2(28.6)

28.6(32.3)

273.0

Th + Pf + AMF

24.4(29.3

45.0 (42.0)

56.1(48.5)

603.8

1.5(4.0)

8.8(17.2)

20.3(26.7)

196.5

Carbendazim

35.2(36.1)

68.8(57.2)

80.8(65.0)

870.0

3.8(9.0)

21.0(27.1)

23.7(29.1)

263.3

Thiophanate-methyl

24.8(28.9)

66.7(56.1)

66.7(56.1)

686.3

4.0(9.0)

20.9(27.2)

25.6(30.4)

257.3

Carboxin 75%WP

19.6(25.1)

67.8(56.4)

76.1(59.4)

717.8

2.2(6.9)

16.7(24.1)

23.3(28.8)

239.3

Propiconazole 25%EC

38.4(37.8)

70.4(57.4)

73.2(59.4)

837.0

15.3(22.7)

24.1(29.4)

23.3(28.8)

320.3

Control

42.9(40.8)

71.9(63.1)

81.0(73.6)

929.3

26.8 (31.1)

38.0 (38.1)

44.2 (41.7)

573.8

LSD P ≤ 0.05

N/A

N/A

N/A

234.4

10.8

4.1

3.8

193.9

SE(m)

4.6

7.5

9.5

6.535

3.7

1.4

1.3

5.634

  1. *Figures in parentheses are arcsign values
  2. $AUDPC = Area under disease progress curve, detailed data with statistical analysis are in Additional file 1: Table S3
  3. # Days after sowing