Table 6.
Microorganisms | Inhibition Zone (mm) | |||||
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0 | 100 | 200 | 300 | 400 | 500 | |
H. sabdariffa pigment | ||||||
A. ochraceus | −ve | 23 ± 2.0 c | 30 ± 3.0 bc | 34 ± 3.0 b | 35 ± 3.0 b | 40 ± 5.0 a |
F. oxysporum | −ve | 12 ± 1.0 d | 15 ± 1.5 c | 20 ± 2.0 b | 25 ± 2.0 a | 26 ± 2.0 a |
P. expansum | −ve | 9 ± 0.5 c | 20 ± 2 b | 21 ± 2.0 b | 28 ± 2.5 a | 32 ± 3.0 a |
P. citrinum | −ve | 13 ± 1.5 d | 25 ± 3.0 c | 32 ± 3.0 b | 33 ± 3.0 b | 38 ± 4.0 a |
B. oleracea pigment | ||||||
A. ochraceus | −ve | −ve | −ve | −ve | 13 ± 2.0 b | 15 ± 1.0 a |
F. oxysporum | −ve | −ve | −ve | 9 ± 1.0 c | 11 ± 1.0 b | 18 ± 2.0 a |
P. expansum | −ve | −ve | −ve | −ve | −ve | −ve |
P. citrinum | −ve | −ve | −ve | −ve | −ve | −ve |
−ve: No inhibition zone. Mean in the same row having different letters are significantly different (p ≤ 0.05).