Table 5 Chitinase enzyme production of Purpureocillium lilacinum strains at different duration of growth

IIPR-Pl-1

37.5 ± 0.36^d

54.8 ± 17.8^c

51.1 ± 2.02^f

IIPR-Pl-2

30.1 ± 3.60^e

75.7 ± 5.51^ab

65.4 ± 1.65^cd

IIPR-Pl-3

41.9 ± 1.65^bcd

59.6 ± 5.15^bc

74.3 ± 2.02^a

IIPR-Pl-4

39.7 ± 3.68^cd

58.1 ± 2.57^bc

61.4 ± 5.70^de

IIPR-Pl-5

38.2 ± 1.12^d

59.9 ± 3.13^bc

57.7 ± 0.92^ef

IIPR-Pl-6

41.5 ± 0.92^bcd

54.4 ± 0.92^c

57.7 ± 0.73^ef

IIPR-Pl-7

37.9 ± 1.65^d

57.4 ± 1.84^bc

70.6 ± 2.39^bc

IIPR-Pl-8

46.3 ± 2.21^ab

79.8 ± 1.65^a

67.3 ± 0.21^bcd

IIPR-Pl-9

45.2 ± 0.36^bc

55.9 ± 2.39^c

62.5 ± 0.73^de

IIPR-Pl-11

51.1 ± 0.73^a

90.1 ± 3.31^a

100.4 ± 2.76^a

Pooled S.D

2.00

6.44

2.42

P (= 0.05)

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001