Table 3.
Influence of purified E. alba methanol extract on sorghum pathogens and growth parameters under greenhouse condition.
| Treatment | In vitro Germination. (%) | Seedling Emergence Rate (%) | Disease Incidence at 10th Day | Disease Incidence at 30th Day | Shoot Length (cm) | Root Length (cm) | Dry Shoot Weight (g) | Dry Root Weight (g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 92 | 84 | 34 | 36 | 23.30 | 6.80 | 1.15 | 0.10 |
| F. thapsinum | 77 | 68 | 62 | 66 | 11.87 | 5.60 | 0.82 | 0.10 |
| E. sorghinum | 78 | 75 | 58 | 61 | 11.93 | 4.60 | 0.84 | 0.10 |
| A. alternata | 76 | 70 | 60 | 62 | 11.97 | 4.33 | 0.75 | 0.10 |
| C. lunata | 76 | 72 | 61 | 66 | 11.57 | 4.17 | 0.67 | 0.10 |
| E. alba extract + F. thapsinum | 99 | 97 | 5 | 11 | 30.67 | 10.50 | 2.10 | 0.18 |
| E. alba extract +E. sorghinum | 99 | 98 | 9 | 9 | 31.23 | 10.67 | 2.12 | 0.18 |
| E. alba extract +A. alternata | 97 | 99 | 15 | 15 | 33.97 | 9.37 | 2.04 | 0.16 |
| E. alba extract + C. lunata | 98 | 98 | 5 | 5 | 33.93 | 9.03 | 2.13 | 0.17 |
| Bavistin + F. thapsinum | 98 | 98 | 5 | 5 | 31.97 | 11.07 | 2.08 | 0.18 |
| Bavistin + E. sorghinum | 97 | 99 | 9 | 9 | 30.37 | 10.17 | 2.16 | 0.18 |
| Bavistin + A. alternata | 98 | 99 | 1 | 1 | 32.90 | 10.80 | 2.01 | 0.15 |
| Bavistin + C. lunata | 99 | 97 | 1 | 1 | 33.67 | 9.43 | 2.07 | 0.15 |
| E. alba extract | 98 | 98 | 4 | 5 | 31.45 | 10.9 | 2.12 | 0.17 |
| Bavistin | 99 | 99 | 1 | 1 | 33.98 | 11.12 | 2.18 | 0.18 |
| Mean | 92.07 | 90.07 | 22.00 | 23.53 | 26.32 | 8.57 | 1.68 | 0.15 |
| SD | ±9.72 | ±12.38 | ±25.22 | ±26.53 | ±9.41 | ±2.68 | ±0.62 | ±0.04 |
| * CD (0.05 #) | 4.37 | 5.36 | 8.11 | 8.03 | 1.68 | 1.31 | 0.18 | 0.03 |
* CD—critical difference. %—percentage. cm—centimeter. g—gram. #—5% level of Significance.