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Table 4 Effect of bioagents and fungicides on root rot incidence in Gossypium hirsutum cultivar CSH-3129

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)

3.9(6.7)

27.4(31.4)

39.0(38.5)

293.3

3.5(10.7)

9.9(18.3)

15.0(22.7)

167.3

Pseudomonas fluorescens (Pf)

2.2(5.0)

30.8(33.3)

32.6(34.7)

261.0

3.3(10.5)

12.4(20.7)

17.9(24.7)

173.3

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF)

19.1(20.9)

39.1(38.1)

46.2(42.8)

463.5

1.0(5.7)

17.7(24.8)

23.8(29.1)

194.3

Th + Pf

5.3(11.0)

21.7(26.7)

32.6(34.7)

202.5

0.7(4.7)

5.5(13.5)

10.2(18.5)

96.8

Th + AMF

18.8(24.7)

34.6(35.8)

48.9(43.8)

433.5

4.1(11.7)

15.6(23.2)

21.2(27.4)

204.8

Pf + AMF

13.6(17.8)

32.6(34.7)

49.3(44.6)

361.5

5.1(13.1)

17.8(24.9)

21.1(27.3)

234.0

Th + Pf + AMF

7.4(12.6)

18.9(24.8)

39.5(38.8)

324.0

3.7(11.1)

11.6(19.7)

12.8(20.7)

159.0

Carbendazim

8.3(10.0)

35.8(35.7)

49.3(44.6)

330.8

1.1(6.1)

15.9(23.8)

17.9(24.9)

183.8

Thiophanate-methyl

7.4(9.4)

39.1(38.1)

48.6(44.0)

379.5

3.4(10.6)

17.4(24.6)

25.0(30.0)

231.8

Carboxin 75%WP

10.7(18.5)

45.2(42.3)

48.4(44.2)

443.3

2.5(9.1)

17.8(24.8)

25.0(29.9)

234.8

Propiconazole 25%EC

15.6(19.1)

36.9(37.3)

49.3(44.6)

476.3

6.2(14.5)

11.9(20.1)

13.6(20.9)

162.0

Control

24.5(23.9)

49.7(44.8)

49.7(44.8)

556.5

7.9(16.3)

22.0(27.7)

27.2(31.3)

309.8

LSD P ≤ 0.05

N/A

N/A

N/A

181.3

N/A

4.6

5.6

156.3

SE(m)

6.8

6.3

6.3

4.524

3.9

1.6

1.9

5.142

  1. *Figures in parentheses are arcsign values$AUDPC = Area under disease progress curve, detailed data with statistical analysis are in Additional file 1: Table S4
  2. # Days after sowing