Research Article

Efficacy of Eucalyptus cinerea as a Source of Bioactive Compounds for Curative Biocontrol of Crown Gall Caused by Agrobacterium tumefaciens Strain B6

Table 6

Efficacy of different concentrations of E. cinerea ethyl acetate fraction (EtOAc-F) in suppression of tomato gall formation induced by A. tumefaciens B6.

Treatment (mg/w)Number of analyzed plantsAverage of gall weight (g)Reduction of gall weight (%)

Control (untreated)100.4 ± 0.20
0.625100.02 ± 0.0295
2.5100.01 ± 0.0197.5
4100100

Data are expressed as mean ± SD for average of gall weights of 30 galls in each group. Significant differences were observed between control and treated groups: ; no significant differences were observed between treated groups: .