Exploring the efficacy of a Trichoderma asperellum-based seed treatment for controlling Fusarium equiseti in chickpea

Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control

Table 3 Substrate and rhizosphere colonization, estimated in CFU.g-1 of soil, of chickpea plants from T. asperellum-treated seeds after 2 months of culturing

CFU.g⁻¹ du sol	CFU (rhizosphere)	CFU (substrate)	Root colonization (%)
L_Ta	18,000^a	38,000^a	100
L_Ta/Fe	15,000^a	40,000^a	100

CFU: colony-forming units
Each Two values in the same column followed by the same letter are not significantly different at the 5% level, according to Fisher's least significant difference (LSD)