TABLE 2.

Disease development in F. verticillioides-infected maize seedlings grown under low-light conditions

Treatmenta	% of diseased plantsb	No. of plants
Control	15 ± 0.41c	53
Seed inoculation	36 ± 2.0	59
Soil (1.2 g/kg)d	62 ± 0.77	60
Soil (12 g/kg)d	80 ± 1.6	57

^aDisinfested soil was used in all treatments.

^bThe number of dead and rotted plants was determined 14 days after planting.

^cThe values are means ± standard errors for the total number of plants.

^dSoil was inoculated with 1.2 or 12 g of fresh mycelium homogenate per kg of soil.