Table 4 Growth parameters of sorghum plants infected with Fusarium solani in response to treating with lavender essential oil at different concentrations.
Treatment** | Plant height (cm) | Shoot dry weight (g) | Root dry weight (g) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 dap | 45 dap | 30 dap | 45 dap | 30 dap | 45 dap | |
C | 18.8 ± 0.4d | 30.6 ± 0.9c | 0.14 ± 0.01c | 0.21 ± 0.01c | 0.11 ± 0.09c | 0.14 ± 0.01c |
P | 4.1 ± 0.2i | 11.7 ± 1.5h | 0.04 ± 0.01f | 0.07 ± 0.01g | 0.03 ± 0.01g | 0.06 ± 0.01f |
P + F | 16.3 ± 0.9e | 28.9 ± 0.9d | 0.12 ± 0.01d | 0.14 ± 0.01d | 0.09 ± 0.01d | 0.12 ± 0.01d |
EO1.0 | 20.7 ± 0.4c | 30.3 ± 0.9cd | 0.16 ± 0.02b | 0.24 ± 0.02b | 0.14 ± 0.02b | 0.19 ± 0.01b |
EO1.25 | 22.2 ± 0.3b | 33.9 ± 1.2b | 0.19 ± 0.02a | 0.32 ± 0.02a | 0.17 ± 0.04a | 0.22 ± 0.01a |
EO1.5 | 24.5 ± 0.7a | 38.3 ± 1.4a | 0.20 ± 0.02a | 0.31 ± 0.01a | 0.18 ± 0.05a | 0.23 ± 0.01a |
P + EO1.0 | 6.3 ± 0.1h | 18.8 ± 0.4g | 0.07 ± 0.01e | 0.09 ± 0.01f | 0.05 ± 0.01 fg | 0.09 ± 0.01e |
P + EO1.25 | 8.9 ± 0.3g | 24.5 ± 0.6f | 0.08 ± 0.01e | 0.12 ± 0.01e | 0.06 ± 0.01ef | 0.10 ± 0.01e |
P + EO1.5 | 11.4 ± 1.0f | 27.4 ± 0.5e | 0.08 ± 0.01e | 0.14 ± 0.01d | 0.07 ± 0.02de | 0.11 ± 0.01d |