Table 1 Effect of root-knot nematode M. incognita on chlorophyll (a, b and total) contents in Muskmelon.

From: Histopathological modifications and biochemical defense responses of muskmelon (Cucumis Melo L.) to root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita)

(a) Treatment

Chlorophyll content mg/g (Mean ± SE)

Chlorophyll-a

Chlorophyll-b

Total chlorophyll

Control

0.1462 ± 0.0026

0.0606 ± 0.0022

0.3696 ± 0.0037

Infected

0.0488 ± 0.0016

(-66.62%)

0.0170 ± 0.0008

(-71.94%)

0.1280 ± 0.0015

(-65.36%)

SE(d)

0.00345

0.00268

0.00450

CD

0.00181

0.00140

0.00236

  1. Each value is an average of five replications, SE – Standard error, SE(d) - Standard Error of Difference, CD - Critical Difference. Values given in the parentheses represent the percent reduction in chlorophyll content.
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