Research Article

Bioagents and Commercial Algae Products as Integrated Biocide Treatments for Controlling Root Rot Diseases of Some Vegetables under Protected Cultivation System

Table 1

Effect of integrated soil treatment with algae compound and bioagents against root rot incidence of cucumber under greenhouse conditions.

Soil infestationSoil treatmentRoot rot incidence (%)
PreemergencePostemergence
Algae product concentration (mL/L and g/L)
0.51.02.0MeanSTDEV0.51.02.0MeanSTDEV

Fusarium solani Oligo-X28.024.016.022.64.9816.615.79.513.93.15
Oligo-X + T. harzianum 16.012.0 8.012.03.2614.2 9.08.610.62.55
Oligo-X + T. viride 20.016.012.016.03.2615.014.29.012.72.66
Oligo-X + B. subtilis 16.012.0 8.012.03.2614.213.68.612.12.51
Oligo-X + P. fluorescens 20.016.012.016.03.2620.019.013.617.52.81
Weed-Max28.024.020.024.03.2622.221.020.021.00.90
Weed-Max + T. harzianum 16.0 8.0 4.09.34.9814.2 8.68.310.32.71
Weed-Max + T. viride 24.020.020.021.31.8821.020.015.09.85.15
Weed-Max + B. subtilis 16.0 8.0 4.09.34.9814.2 4.34.17.54.71
Weed-Max + P. fluorescens 20.016.0 8.014.64.9815.014.213.014.00.82
T. harzianum 20.015.0
T. viride 24.021.0
B. subtilis 20.025.0
P. fluorescens 28.027.7
Untreated32.0 29.4

Rhizoctonia solani Oligo-X32.028.024.028.03.2629.422.215.722.45.59
Oligo-X + T. harzianum 20.016.012.016.03.2615.014.29.012.72.66
Oligo-X + T. viride 24.020.016.020.03.2621.020.019.020.00.81
Oligo-X + B. subtilis 16.012.0 8.012.03.2619.018.113.016.72.64
Oligo-X + P. fluorescens 24.020.012.018.64.9821.020.018.119.71.20
Weed-Max28.024.016.022.64.9827.726.323.825.91.61
Weed-Max + T. harzianum 16.012.0 8.012.03.2619.018.18.615.24.70
Weed-Max + T. viride 24.020.016.020.03.2626.325.023.825.01.02
Weed-Max + B. subtilis 16.0 8.0 4.09.34.9814.28.64.18.94.13
Weed-Max + P. fluorescens 24.020.012.018.64.9821.020.013.618.23.27
T. harzianum 20.020.0
T. viride 24.031.5
B. subtilis 20.020.0
P. fluorescens 24.026.3
Untreated36.037.5
Untreated control8.08.6

LSD at 5%
 Infestation (I)ns1.8
 Treatment (T)4.01.4
 Concentration (C )2.02.2
 Between (I × T × C)4.02.8