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

Table 4

Mean values and standard deviation of agronomic variables according to the treatments evaluated.

Treatments	Number of leaves (per plant) ?	Stem diameter (mm)	Plant height (cm)	Root size (cm)	Fresh weight of roots (g)	Dry weight of roots (g)
	p = 0.27	p = 0.02	p = 0.01	p = 0.65	p = 0.30	p = 0.0014
	F = 1.29	F = 2.41	F = 2.49	F = 0.81	F = 1.24	F = 3.66
1	9.33 ± 1.53 a–d	4.04 ± 0.65 cde	22.83 ± 3.01 cde	27.63 ± 5.73 ab	0.87 ± 0.21 b	0.30 ± 0.00 d
2	7.67 ± 0.58 d	3.87 ± 0.85 de	24.40 ± 3.68 b–e	34.77 ± 7.89 a	1.60 ± 0.46 b	0.47 ± 0.15 cd
3	10.67 ± 1.15 abc	4.33 ± 0.22 b–e	27.70 ± 2.25 abc	26.60 ± 0.79 ab	1.63 ± 0.15 b	0.47 ± 0.06 cd
4	10.33 ± 1.53 a–d	4.64 ± 0.62 b–e	27.57 ± 2.80 abc	28.00 ± 6.42 ab	1.73 ± 0.58 b	0.43 ± 0.12 cd
5	9.67 ± 1.53 a–d	4.40 ± 0.28 b–e	29.83 ± 0.50 a	29.20 ± 6.84 ab	1.57 ± 0.21 b	0.60 ± 0.10 bc
6	10.33 ± 1.15 a–d	4.93 ± 0.59 abc	25.87 ± 1.66 a–d	28.60 ± 4.42 ab	1.67 ± 0.12 b	0.50 ± 0.10 cd
7	8.00 ± 1.00 cd	4.86 ± 0.52 a–d	20.67 ± 1.15 e	26.97 ± 0.61 ab	1.47 ± 0.15 b	0.43 ± 0.12 cd
8	9.67 ± 0.58 a–d	4.43 ± 0.12 b–e	26.20 ± 2.61 a–d	27.67 ± 3.75 ab	1.43 ± 0.15 b	0.40 ± 0.10 cd
9	9.33 ± 0.58 a–d	4.94 ± 1.01 abc	28.53 ± 2.82 ab	25.20 ± 1.82 b	2.10 ± 1.40 b	0.97 ± 0.21 a
10	10.00 ± 1.00 a–d	3.77 ± 0.33 e	27.73 ± 2.18 abc	32.67 ± 7.22 ab	1.00 ± 0.17 b	0.27 ± 0.06 d
11	9.33 ± 1.53 a–d	5.19 ± 0.98 ab	21.53 ± 5.00 de	31.63 ± 7.50 ab	2.17 ± 0.80 b	0.43 ± 0.15 cd
12	12.00 ± 3.46 a	4.84 ± 0.23 bcd	27.00 ± 3.55 abc	24.70 ± 4.06 b	1.40 ± 0.53 b	0.47 ± 0.15 cd
13	11.00 ± 2.65 ab	5.85 ± 0.49 a	24.80 ± 2.52 b–e	28.70 ± 6.22 ab	2.47 ± 0.57 a	0.83 ± 0.15 ab
14	9.00 ± 2.65 bcd	4.41 ± 0.80 b–e	23.33 ± 2.08 cde	31.30 ± 5.92 ab	1.87 ± 1.42 b	0.53 ± 0.42 cd
15	8.33 ± 2.31 bcd	4.25 ± 0.43 b–e	23.60 ± 4.80 cde	29.13 ± 2.01 ab	1.30 ± 0.70 b	0.40 ± 0.20 cd

Where: 1 = T. afroharzianum + CCN51, 2 = T. breve + CCN51, 3 = Trichoderma sp. + CCN51,4 = T. longibrachatum + CCN51, 5 = T. harzianum + CCN51, 6 = T. afroharzianum + TSHS565, 7 = T. breve + TSHS565, 8 = Trichoderma sp. + TSHS565, 9 = T. longibrachatum + TSHS565, 10 = T. harzianum + TSHS565, 11 = T. afroharzianum + Nativo fino de aroma, 12 = T. breve + Nativo fino de aroma, 13 = Trichoderma sp. + Nativo fino de aroma, 14 = T. longibrachatum + Nativo fino de aroma, and 15 = T. harzianum + Nativo fino de aroma.