Table 4.

Minimum inhibitory (MIC) and bactericidal concentration (MBC) of the methanolic extract (mg/mL) of Calibrachoa cultivars contents following SWE foliar (Fol) and Drench (Dre) treatments with 5 or 7 mL/plant. Values are expressed as mean of triplicate determinations ± sd

	SWE treatments	Bacillus cereus	Staphylococcus aureus	Micrococcus flavus	Enterobacter cloacae
CHSD	MIC
	Streptomycin	0.08 ± 0.004b	0.20 ± 0.01a	0.11 ± 0.01c	0.06 ± 0.001e
	Ampicillin	0.08 ± 0.003b	0.11 ± 0.01e	0.10 ± 0.02 cd	0.15 ± 0.03ab
	CONTROL	0.10 ± 0.001a	0.18 ± 0.002b	0.18 ± 0.001a	0.17 ± 0.002a
	(5 ml) Fol	0.09 ± 0.003ab	0.17 ± 0.007bc	0.17 ± 0.002ab	0.16 ± 0.001a
	(7 ml)Fol	0.08 ± 0.002b	0.16 ± 0.005c	0.15 ± 0.005b	0.14 ± 0.001b
	(5 ml)Dre	0.07 ± 0.001bc	0.14 ± 0.005d	0.12 ± 0.004c	0.10 ± 0.004c
	(7 ml)Dre	0.065 ± 0.003c	0.1 ± 0.02e	0.08 ± 0.002d	0.08 ± 0.002d
	MBC
	Streptomycin	0.11 ± 0.002de	0.40 ± 0.003a	0.21 ± 0.01c	0.10 ± 0.03d
	Ampicillin	0.19 ± 0.003a	0.17 ± 0.002 g	0.20 ± 0.01c	0.21 ± 0.002c
	CONTROL	0.17 ± 0.005b	0.30 ± 0.001b	0.30 ± 0.001a	0.32 ± 0.001a
	(5 ml) Fol	0.15 ± 0.001c	0.28 ± 0.003c	0.28 ± 0.004ab	0.31 ± 0.005a
	(7 ml)Fol	0.14 ± 0.004c	0.26 ± 0.004d	0.25 ± 0.001b	0.27 ± 0.004b
	(5 ml)Dre	0.12 ± 0.005d	0.23 ± 0.005e	0.22 ± 0.002c	0.22 ± 0.003c
	(7 ml)Dre	0.10 ± 0.002e	0.21 ± 0.001f	0.16 ± 0.005d	0.19 ± 0.001c
CHSF	MIC
	Streptomycin	0.08 ± 0.004c	0.20 ± 0.01c	0.11 ± 0.01e	0.06 ± 0.001e
	Ampicillin	0.08 ± 0.003c	0.11 ± 0.01e	0.10 ± 0.02e	0.15 ± 0.003d
	CONTROL	0.14 ± 0.001a	0.26 ± 0.004a	0.25 ± 0.001a	0.28 ± 0.001a
	(5 ml) Fol	0.13 ± 0.002a	0.23 ± 0.005b	0.22 ± 0.002b	0.25 ± 0.005b
	(7 ml)Fol	0.11 ± 0.000b	0.19 ± 0.001c	0.19 ± 0.001c	0.22 ± 0.004c
	(5 ml)Dre	0.10 ± 0.002b	0.17 ± 0.001 cd	0.18 ± 0.005 cd	0.20 ± 0.002c
	(7 ml)Dre	0.08 ± 0.005c	0.15 ± 0.002d	0.15 ± 0.001d	0.16 ± 0.001d
	MBC
	Streptomycin	0.11 ± 0.002f	0.40 ± 0.003b	0.21 ± 0.01d	0.10 ± 0.03e
	Ampicillin	0.19 ± 0.003d	0.17 ± 0.002e	0.20 ± 0.01d	0.21 ± 0.002d
	CONTROL	0.31 ± 0.001a	0.45 ± 0.002a	0.47 ± 0.002a	0.45 ± 0.001a
	(5 ml) Fol	0.27 ± 0.002b	0.40 ± 0.001b	0.44 ± 0.001a	0.43 ± 0.002a
	(7 ml)Fol	0.24 ± 0.001c	0.38 ± 0.001b	0.39 ± 0.006b	0.37 ± 0.005b
	(5 ml)Dre	0.19 ± 0.002d	0.32 ± 0.002c	0.33 ± 0.001c	0.34 ± 0.001b
	(7 ml)Dre	0.16 ± 0.003e	0.29 ± 0.001d	0.30 ± 0.003c	0.28 ± 0.002c

Notes: CHSD C. h. ʻ Superbells® Dreamsicleʼ, CHSF C. h. ʻSuperbells® Frost Fireʼ, Dre Drench treatment, Fol Foliar treatment

*Means followed by different letters within a column indicate significant differences between treatments based on LSD test (P ≤ 0.05)