Research Article
Using Commercial Compost as Control Measures against Cucumber Root-Rot Disease
Table 2
Mycelial growth reduction of tested pathogenic fungi in response to different concentrations of various compost water extracts in vitro.
| Compost water extracts | Conc. (%) | Mycelial growth (cm) and growth reduction (%) of | Fusarium solani | Rhizoctonia solani | Sclerotium rolfsii | Pythium ultimum | Growth area | Red. (%) | Growth area | Red. (%) | Growth area | Red. (%) | Growth area | Red. (%) |
| A | 5 | NG | 100 | 2.2 | 75.5 | NG | 100 | NG | 100 | 10 | NG | 100 | 2.2 | 75.5 | NG | 100 | NG | 100 | 15 | NG | 100 | 2.2 | 75.5 | NG | 100 | NG | 100 |
| B | 5 | NG | 100 | 1.6 | 82.2 | 2.9 | 67.7 | 1.6 | 82.2 | 10 | NG | 100 | 1.6 | 82.2 | 2.9 | 67.7 | 1.6 | 82.2 | 15 | NG | 100 | 1.5 | 83.3 | 2.8 | 68.8 | 1.6 | 82.2 |
| C | 5 | 4.6 | 48.8 | 5.2 | 42.2 | 6.3 | 30.0 | 4.0 | 55.5 | 10 | 4.4 | 51.1 | 5.0 | 44.4 | 6.3 | 30.0 | 4.0 | 55.5 | 15 | 4.0 | 55.5 | 4.8 | 50.0 | 6.2 | 31.1 | 3.8 | 57.7 |
| D | 5 | 4.0 | 55.5 | 4.7 | 47.7 | 6.2 | 31.1 | 3.7 | 58.8 | 10 | 3.8 | 57.7 | 4.6 | 48.8 | 6.2 | 31.1 | 3.8 | 57.7 | 15 | 3.5 | 61.1 | 4.4 | 51.1 | 6.0 | 33.3 | 3.6 | 60.0 |
| E | 5 | 3.4 | 62.1 | 4.2 | 53.3 | 5.7 | 36.6 | 3.4 | 62.1 | 10 | 3.2 | 64.4 | 4.0 | 55.5 | 5.6 | 37.7 | 3.2 | 64.4 | 15 | 3.2 | 64.4 | 3.9 | 56.6 | 5.4 | 40.0 | 2.9 | 67.7 |
| Control | 5 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 10 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 15 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 |
| LSD at 5% between conc. | ns | ns | ns | ns |
| LSD at 5% between CWE | 0.22 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.20 |
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