Table 7.
Pearson correlation |
In vitro assays |
In vivo assay |
|
---|---|---|---|
Variables | IAA production | Fungal growth inhibition (%) | Disease severity |
Protease activity | 0.44ns | 0.31∗ | −0.47ns |
Siderophore production | 0.36∗ | 0.64∗∗ | 0.24ns |
IAA production | 1 | 0.47∗ | −0.01ns |
Fungal growth inhibition | −0.63∗ |
ns, non-significant; ∗P < 0.05; and ∗∗P < 0.01.