Table 2 Effects of different concentrations of lactic acid on tobacco black shank disease.

From: Lactic acid induced defense responses in tobacco against Phytophthora nicotianae

Lactic acid concentration (mM)

The average length of lesions size (cm)

The disease index

The relative control effec (%)

0 (CK)

7.83 ± 0.71ab

69.80 ± 0.80a

1

8.20 ± 0.51a

68.60 ± 2.11ab

1.71 ± 0.98c

2

7.66 ± 0.72ab

66.20 ± 1.05ab

5.15 ± 1.52c

5

6.63 ± 0.63ab

64.60 ± 1.60bc

7.44 ± 2.29bc

7

5.76 ± 0.83b

59.80 ± 1.44 cd

14.32 ± 2.06ab

10

6.23 ± 0.27ab

59.80 ± 1.05 cd

14.32 ± 1.51ab

15

6.65 ± 0.49ab

55.20 ± 2.16d

20.91 ± 3.09a

  1. Data (mean ± SD, n = 6) followed by the different letters among treatments indicate significant differences at p < 0.05.