Suppression of Stem-End Rot on Avocado Fruit Using Trichoderma spp. in the Central Highlands of Kenya
Table 3
Effect of Trichoderma spp. on the severity of SER on postharvest “Hass” avocado fruits.
Antagonist
Disease severity index %
pathogens
N. pseudotrichia
N. parvum
L. theobromae
F. solani
Preinoculation
T. asperellum
20.00 ± 20.0b
30.00 ± 10.00b
10.00 ± 10.0c
0.00 ± 0.00b
T. atroviride
0.00 ± 0.00c
5.00 ± 5.00c
7.50 ± 2.50c
7.50 ± 2.50a
T. harzianum
90.00 ± 0.00a
30.00 ± 15.0b
42.50 ± 2.50b
0.00 ± 0.00b
T. virens
0.00 ± 0.00c
35.00 ± 35.0a
70.00 ± 0.00a
0.00 ± 0.00b
Concurrent inoculation
T. asperellum
0.00 ± 0.00a
55.00 ± 0.00a
7.50 ± 7.50d
0.00 ± 0.00a
T. atroviride
0.00 ± 0.00a
0.00 ± 0.00c
100.00 ± 0.00a
0.00 ± 0.00a
T. harzianum
90.00 ± 0.00a
17.50 ± 2.50b
42.50 ± 2.50c
0.00 ± 0.00a
T. virens
7.50 ± 7.50b
0.00 ± 0.00c
70.00 ± 0.00b
0.00 ± 0.00a
Postinoculation
T. asperellum
7.50 ± 7.50a
40.00 ± 0.00a
5.00 ± 5.00a
0.00 ± 0.00a
T. atroviride
0.00 ± 0.00b
0.00 ± 0.00b
100.00 ± 0.00b
0.00 ± 0.00a
T. harzianum
0.00 ± 0.00b
0.00 ± 0.00b
0.00 ± 0.00b
0.00 ± 0.00a
T. virens
0.00 ± 0.00b
0.00 ± 0.00b
0.00 ± 0.00b
0.00 ± 0.00a
Control
90.00 ± 0.00a
60.00 ± 0.00a
100.00 ± 0.00a
40.00 ± 0.0b
Values are expressed as Means ± SEM for four avocado fruits per group. Means within respective columns followed by different lower-case superscripts are significantly different at .