Table 2 Rot inhibition in tubers inoculated with six virulent fungi 48 h before the application of O. sativa extract stored for 6 months
Tuber rot (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fungus | Inoculated and exposed | Inoculated and covered | ||||
Scratch | Wound | Bore | Scratch | Wound | Bore | |
L. theobromae | 5.5bc | 10.4 cd | 12.0d | 18.8de | 18.8d | 17.4d |
Control | 12.8a | 15.8bc | 33.7bc | 17.6bc | 52.2a | 78.2b |
R. solani | 0.0 cd | 5.6de | 11.8d | 7.9e | 11.2de | 15.9de |
Control | 10.2b | 9.5 cd | 22.4bc | 10.2de | 49.4b | 35.6 cd |
A. niger | 9.1b | 12.7d | 14.7 cd | 12.1c | 14.5d | 18.8d |
Control | 12.3a | 18.9b | 34.3bc | 19.7b | 47.8b | 82.7a |
P. oxalicum | 0.0 cd | 7.5d | 10.6d | 12.3c | 14.1d | 13.2e |
Control | 6.1bc | 10.2 cd | 27.1d | 22.4a | 44.0bc | 65.9abc |
S. rolfsii | 3.9c | 7.1d | 8.3de | 8.5e | 9.8e | 13.0e |
Control | 8.8b | 13.5c | 39.3b | 14.8abc | 28.3 cd | 73.7bc |
F. oxysporum | 0.0 cd | 3.4e | 8.7de | 8.6e | 9.1e | 15.4de |
Control | 5.4bc | 21.9a | 44.7a | 15.9abc | 38.7c | 53.7c |
Std deviation | 4.6 | 5.5 | 13.1 | 4.8 | 17.2 | 28.4 |