Effect of Endophytic Trichoderma sp. Strains on the Agronomic Characteristics of Ecotypes of Theobroma cacao L. under Nursery Conditions in Peru

Table 2

Chlorophyll index (SPAD) in the leaf apex and base by treatments.

N	Treatments	Apex  ± SD	Base  ± SD
T1	T. afroharzianum + CCN51	28.4 ± 6.77 def	31.62 ± 8.15 ef
T2	T. breve + CCN51	27.58 ± 4.62 f	30.26 ± 5.83 f
T3	Trichoderma sp. + CCN51	30.43 ± 8.42 cdef	32.02 ± 7.11 ef
T4	T. longibrachatum + CCN51	31.96 ± 7.10 bc	33.21 ± 7.51 cdef
T5	T. harzianum + CCN51	33.68 ± 7.82 ab	35.31 ± 7.47 bcd
T6	T. afroharzianum + TSHS565	28.16 ± 5.53 ef	31.07 ± 5.90 ef
T7	T. breve + TSHS565	30.87 ± 6.14 bcde	33.88 ± 6.85 bcde
T8	Trichoderma sp. + TSHS565	29.79 ± 8.09 cdef	31.84 ± 8.26 ef
T9	T. longibrachatum + TSHS565	31.77 ± 6.94 bc	34.29 ± 8.20 bcde
T10	T. harzianum + TSHS565	32.5 ± 6.29 bc	36.2 ± 7.46 bc
T11	T. afroharzianum + Nativo fino de aroma	33.47 ± 7.18 ab	36.72 ± 8.36 b
T12	T. breve + Nativo fino de aroma	35.93 ± 8.64 a	40.19 ± 10.59 a
T13	Trichoderma sp. + Nativo fino de aroma	31.28 ± 4.31 bcd	33.87 ± 4.86 bcde
T14	T. longibrachatum + Nativo fino de aroma	30.03 ± 6.55 cdef	32.29 ± 5.56 def
T15	T. harzianum + Nativo fino de aroma	30.33 ± 4.46 cdef	31.85 ± 5.07 ef

Different letters in a column indicate significant statistical differences, : mean, SD: Standard Deviation. The probability level is 95% confidence.