Table 3.
Anatomical characteristics of P. chrysogenum fungal culture filtrate (FCFP) against M. javanica and F. solani on okra root, stem and leaf under greenhouse conditions.
| Treatment | Root anatomical | Stem anatomical | Leaves anatomical | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ø of root (µm) | Ø of V.C (µm) | Xylem arm length (µm) | Ø of stem (µm) | Ø of V.C (µm) | V.B. thickness (µm) | Palsied tissue thickness (µm) | spongy tissue thickness (µm) | V.B. thickness (µm) | |
| T1 | 2951.79c | 1621.39c | 801.67bc | 4317.11c | 3073.24d | 445.48c | 143.51d | 133.29c | 193.14d |
| T5 | 2790.21d | 1558.87d | 741.27c | 3807.31e | 2807.99f | 284.23e | 141.79d | 127.85c | 170.67f |
| T6 | 3112.5b | 1674.43b | 804.16c | 4325.69c | 3211.79c | 486.01b | 167.08c | 145.71b | 205.11c |
| T7 | 3116.71b | 1702.66b | 837.38b | 4474.02b | 3346.29b | 489.67a | 193.41b | 163.26a | 224.96b |
| T13 | 2920.22c | 1620.12c | 773.48bc | 3968.18d | 2917.05c | 334.07d | 142.64d | 128.53c | 185.81e |
| T14 | 3400.54a | 2163.78a | 1276.26a | 4625.94a | 3532.19a | 510.81a | 201.89a | 169.79a | 271.79a |
| L.S.D. 5% | 45.66 | 43.90 | 79.73 | 51.03 | 37.47 | 11.20 | 7.60 | 11.87 | 6.46 |
Where: T1 = [Nematode infection (M. javanica)]; T5 = [Nematode infection (M. javanica) + Fungus infection (F. solani)]; T6 = [Nematode infection (M. javanica) + Fungus infection (F. solani) + Overflowed with fungal culture filtrate (P. chrysogenum)]; T7 = [Nematode infection (M. javanica) + Fungus infection (F. solani) + Overflowed with fungal culture filtrate (Trichoderma spp.)]; T13 = Fungus infection (F. solani); T14 = [Control (untreated)].