Table 5 Suppressive effect of compost extracts (C2) used at different dilutions (1/2, 1/4, and 1/8) on phytopathogenic fungi expressed as inhibition percentage (%) of fungal mycelium growth.

From: Non-aerated compost extracts: optimizing fermentation for enhanced antifungal effects against phytopathogenic fungi

Compost extract

Compost extract dilutions

1/2

1/4

1/8

Fungal inhibition percentage (%)

Test

F1

F2

F3

F4

F1

F2

F3

F4

F1

F2

F3

F4

1

54.08±0.06

100.00

82.97±0.04

100.00

0.00

85.71±0.04

80.85±0.06

64.28±0.06

0.00

85.71±0.04

80.85±0.06

74.48±0.04

2

0.00

100.00

93.87±0.05

81.63±0.04

0.00

50.76±0.05

2.04±0.01

2.04±0.01

14.28±0.01

81.53±0.04

61.22±0.04

75.51±0.04

3

0.00

0.00

93.87±0.06

30.61±0.06

8.16±0.01

38.46±0.02

0.00

18.36±0.01

10.20±0.02

78.46±0.06

71.42±0.04

82.65±0.06

4

54.08±0.06

100.00

97.87±0.06

100.00

0.00

0.00

79.78±0.03

0.00

0.00

0.00

68.08±0.02

54.08±0.04

5

0.00

59.55±0.02

69.38±0.06

76.53±0.04

0.00

24.61±0.02

2.04±0.01

2.04±0.01

8.16±0.02

84.61±0.06

69.38±0.02

85.71±0.04

6

81.63±0.05

100.00

100.00

100.00

59.18±0.04

100.00

78.72±0.06

100.00

28.57±0.03

0.00

62.67±0.04

79.59±0.05

7

69.38±0.04

45.71±0.02

89.36±0.04

100.00

0.00

91.42±0.04

86.17±0.06

79.59±0.04

38.77±0.01

94.28±0.06

78.72±0.04

95.91±0.05

8

0.00

86.51±0.04

93.87±0.04

87.75±0.04

2.040±0.01

66.15±0.02

2.04±0.01

2.04±0.01

59.18±0.05

60.00±0.02

91.83±0.06

93.87±0.06

9

69.38±0.06

100.00

100.00

91.83±0.06

65.30±0.04

100.00

100.00

100.00

0.00

100.00

100.00

95.91±0.06

10

0.00

100.00

78.72±0.04

18.36±0.03

0.00

0.00

43.33±0.02

43.87±0.02

0.00

21.67±0.01

25.00±0.05

33.67±0.04

11

75.51±0.04

100.00

91.48±0.04

100.00

38.77±0.04

33.33±0.02

0.00

70.40±0.04

0.00

41.67±0.01

86.67±0.05

51.02±0.02

12

71.42±0.04

84.00±0.03

71.42±0.06

93.87±0.04

18.36±0.02

52.00±0.04

42.85±0.04

48.97±0.03

0.00

40.00±0.01

28.57±0.02

28.57±0.02

13

100.00

100.00

78.72±0.04

59.18±0.02

91.83±0.06

83.33±0.04

83.33±0.06

89.97±0.05

0.00

38.33±0.01

83.33±0.04

89.79±0.04

14

36.73±0.04

60.00±0.04

61.22±0.04

89.79±0.06

44.27±0.04

24.00±0.01

85.71±0.06

84.69±0.06

0.00

20.00±0.01

42.85±0.02

0.00

15

79.59±0.05

100.00

79.59±0.04

97.95±0.04

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

50.00±0.03

27.14±0.04

39.79±0.02

16

0

42.22±0.02

33.26±0.03

40.88±0.02

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

35.77±0.02

36.24±0.02

12.44±0.01

  1. F1: S. racemosum; F2: P. roridum; F3: F. oxysporum, and F4: P. italicum.