Table 2 Effects of T. variabilis isolates on shoot length, shoot fresh weight and shoot dry weight of cucumbers and tomatoes.

From: Talaromyces variabilis interferes with Pythium aphanidermatum growth and suppresses Pythium-induced damping-off of cucumbers and tomatoes

 

Isolate 48 P

Isolate 28 R

Control

Treatment

Control

Treatment

Cucumber shoot length (cm)

29.34 ± 1.77a

28.96 ± 2.05a

28.57 ± 2.6a

29.62 ± 2.74a

Tomato shoot length (cm)

19.33 ± 2.05a

21.86 ± 1.12a

19.33 ± 2.05a

20.71 ± 1.41a

Cucumber fresh shoot weight (g)

7.84 ± 0.87a

8.1 ± 0.94a

5.9 ± 0.85a

6.41 ± 1.01a

Tomato fresh shoot weight (g)

1.54 ± 0.43a

2.18 ± 0.38a

1.54 ± 0.43a

1.58 ± 0.31a

Cucumber dry shoot weight (mg)

0.572 ± 0.09a

0.573 ± 0.08a

0.358 ± 0.05a

0.362 ± 0.06a

Tomato dry shoot weight (mg)

0.114 ± 0.03a

0.193 ± 0.04a

0.11 ± 0.03a

0.13 ± 0.03a

  1. Values with the same letters in the same row for each fungal treatment and its control are not significantly different from each other (ANOVA Test, P > 0.05). Values represent the mean ± SD.