Table 1.
Effect of different treatments on (A) disease incidence (%) and (B) disease severity (score) of inoculated papaya following 28 d of storage at 12 ± 1 °C and 80–85%RH. Mean values followed by the same significant letters are not significantly different (P > 0.05)
Treatment | Storage time (days) | ||||
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0 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 28 | |
(A) Disease incidence (%)* | |||||
Control | 0.00j | 43.33e-h | 76.67a-c | 86.67ab | 100.00a |
10.0 % GA | 0.00j | 26.67 g-i | 70.00b-d | 90.00ab | 100.00a |
1.5 % GE | 0.00j | 20.00 h-j | 40.00f-h | 73.33bc | 83.33ab |
2.0 % GO | 0.00j | 3.33ij | 20.00 h-j | 46.67d-g | 66.67b-e |
1.5%GE + 10.0%GA | 0.00j | 20.00 h-j | 43.33e-h | 70.00b-d | 83.33ab |
2.0%GO + 10.0%GA | 0.00j | 3.33ij | 33.33f-h | 53.33c-f | 70.00b-d |
(B) Disease severity (score)* | |||||
Control | 1.00 k | 2.37e-i | 3.10c-e | 4.13ab | 4.97a |
10.0 % GA | 1.00 k | 2.07f-j | 3.07c-f | 4.20ab | 4.97a |
1.5 % GE | 1.00 k | 1.60 h-k | 2.20e-j | 2.63d-g | 3.63b-d |
2.0 % GO | 1.00 k | 1.03 k | 1.23jk | 1.80 g-k | 2.17e-j |
1.5%GE + 10.0%GA | 1.00 k | 1.37i-k | 2.13e-j | 2.63d-g | 3.70bc |
2.0%GO + 10.0%GA | 1.00 k | 1.03 k | 1.60 h-k | 2.00 g-k | 2.47e-h |