Table 3 Effect of fumigation programs on cucumber plant height, root galling index, and root disease index.

From: Assessment of the potential of a reduced dose of dimethyl disulfide plus metham sodium on soilborne pests and cucumber growth

Site

Treatmenta

Rate (g a.i. m−2)

Plant heightb (cm)

Root galling Indexc (%)

Root disease index (%)

Trial one, 2012

DMDS

60

168.4bd

0.7c

20.8b

MNa

42

182.8ab

28.6b

25.8b

DMDS + MNa

30 + 21

182.6ab

2.1c

7.5c

MB

40

196.1a

0.0c

3.3c

Untreated

/

123.6c

61.4a

50.0a

Trial two, 2013

DMDS

60

180.6a

29.2bc

20.0bc

MNa

42

181.8a

39.2b

30.8b

DMDS + MNa

30 + 21

180.6a

11. 7 cd

15.8bc

MB

40

186.1a

5.8d

4.2c

Untreated

/

156.3b

78.3a

67.5a

  1. aAbbreviations: DMDS = dimethyl disulfide; MNa = metam sodium; MB = methyl bromide.
  2. bCucumber height collected at 4 WAT.
  3. cRoot galling index and root disease index were collected at the end of the trials.
  4. dIn each column, data are means of three repeats. Means followed by the same letter are not different (P = 0.05) according to the LSD test.
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