Table 3 Effect of root drenching of chemical (CHR) melatonin, plant-extracted (PER) as well as combination (CHR + PER) melatonin treatment and foliar application of chemical (CHF), plant extracted (PEF) and combination (CHF + PEF) melatonin on diseased incidence (DI), percent severity index (PSI) and diseases response (DR) of tomato plants towards FOL.

From: Melatonin-induced resistance response activation against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici development in tomatoes

Treatments

PSI (%)

DI (%)

DR

FO

73.16 ± 4.89a

100

HS

CHR + FO

16.22 ± 2.17b

40

R

PER + FO

4.77 ± 1.03d

20

HR

CHR + PER + FO

1.40 ± 0.25a

10

HR

CHF + FO

10.45 ± 1.92c

30

R

PEF + FO

3.77 ± 0.48d

20

HR

CHF + PEF + FO

3.24 ± 0.86d

10

HR