Research Article

Suppression of Stem-End Rot on Avocado Fruit Using Trichoderma spp. in the Central Highlands of Kenya

Table 2

Antagonistic activity of Trichoderma spp. against SER fungal pathogens in vitro.

Pathogens% Mycelial growth inhibition
T. asperellumT. harzianumT. atrovirideT. virens

L. theobromae29.88 ± 3.94b54.57 ± 1.35a36.28 ± 1.35b29.27 ± 1.93b
N. parvum14.50 ± 2.22c37.50 ± 2.50b49.00 ± 1.00a35.50 ± 1.26b
N. pseudotrichia25.00 ± 0.58c42.50 ± 2.50b55.00 ± 2.89a45.00 ± 3.79ab
F. solani14.00 ± 4.76b15.40 ± 1.78b25.00 ± 3.00a21.00 ± 1.00ab

Values are expressed as Mean ± SEM for four replicates per group. Statistical comparisons were made within a row, and values with the same letter are not significantly different by one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s post hoc test .