TABLE 2.
Germination of tomato seeds treated with different concentrations of extract or biomass of Nostoc strain ATCC 53789, with or without Sclerotinia sclerotiorum inoculuma
| Without fungal inoculum | With fungal inoculum
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| Sample | No. of germinated seeds | Sample | No. of germinated seeds |
| Control (plant) | 6.3 ± 1.2a | Control (plant) | 9.7 ± 0.6 |
| Extract, 0.2 g liter−1 | 6.7 ± 1.5abc | Extract, 0.2 g liter−1 | 6.0 ± 1.0b |
| Extract, 2 g liter−1 | 6.0 ± 0.0abdef | Extract, 2 g liter−1 | 6.0 ± 1.7fi |
| Extract, 20 g liter−1 | 6.3 ± 0.6abdg | Extract, 20 g liter−1 | 3.0 ± 1.0l |
| Biomass, 0.2 g liter−1 | 7.0 ± 1.0ac | Biomass, 0.2 g liter−1 | 6.0 ± 2.7hm |
| Biomass, 2 g liter−1 | 4.7 ± 3.2ae | Biomass, 2 g liter−1 | 6.0 ± 1.0imn |
| Biomass, 20 g liter−1 | 6.0 ± 0.0ag | Biomass, 20 g liter−1 | 4.0 ± 0.0lmn |
a
Evaluation was made at the end of the test (day 39). The same letter beside the mean ± standard deviation values indicates nonsignificant difference between the data (P > 0.05) by ANOVA.