Table 3 Biocontrol effect of T. variabilis isolates against damping-off disease caused by P. aphanidermatum in cucumbers and tomatoes.

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

Treatments

Cucumbers seedlings’ survival percentage

Tomatoes seedlings’ survival percentage

48 P

28 R

48 P

28 R

Control

94.64 ± 2.25a

83.93 ± 4.89a

83.93 ± 4.3a

83.92 ± 4.3a

Fungus

94.64 ± 2.25a

87.5 ± 2.78a

78.57 ± 4.64a

80.35 ± 3.23a

P. aphanidermatum

17.86 ± 5.06c

30.36 ± 8.51b

19.64 ± 4.6b

7.14 ± 3.28c

Fungus + P. aphanidermatum

51.78 ± 3.98b

66.07 ± 5.65a

64.28 ± 4.64a

35.71 ± 5.19b

  1. Values with the same letters are not significantly different from each other (Duncan test, P > 0.05).Values represent the percentage ± 95% confidence limit.
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