Fusarium species

Number of isolates evaluated

Pre-emergence damping-off^a

(%)

post-emergence damping-off^b

(%)

Pre- and post-emergence damping-off^a

(%)

F. oxysporum

13

(22.44) 26.36 b

(6.09) 2.04 a

(28.53) 30.70 a

F. proliferatum

15

(37.22) 36.21 ab

(7.50) 2.52 a

(44.72) 41.38 a

F. solani

2

(43.75) 41.42 ab

(12.50) 3.21 a

(56.25) 48.65 a

F. fujikuroi

2

(39.58) 38.87 ab

(4.16) 1.87 a

(43.75) 41.68 a

F. thapsinum

1

(54.17) 47.65 a

(4.16) 1.84 a

(58.33) 50.12 a

Witnesses

(0.00) 0.82 c

(4.16) 1.84 a

(4.17) 8.39 b

Average

(31.49)

(6.86)

(38.35)

P

0.0016

0.5742

0.0002

CV

40.64

63.57

33.13