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Table 2 Effect of B25 seed bacterization on Fusarium stalk and root rot incidence and severity on Dk2038 maize hybrid 40 days post-inoculation inoculated with Fv P03 in a greenhouse pot assay

From: Rhizospheric bacteria of maize with potential for biocontrol of Fusarium verticillioides

Maize hybrid

Treatments

Root

Stalk

Incidence (%)

Severity (%)

Incidence (%)

Severity (%)

DK2038

Untreated control

100

25a

100

16.67a

Strain B25

60

10b

40

6.67b

Control Fv

100

16.66ab

100

16.67a

Strain B25 + Fv

40

6.66b

20

3.33b

  1. Different letters indicate significant differences (Duncan P < 0.05)
  2. Non-sterile soil was used in all treatments as substrate