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. 2020 Apr 9;11:653. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.00653

TABLE 4.

Areas of tunnels (mean ± SE) produced in Trichoderma-treated and untreated sand.

Test Treated sand (mm2) Untreated sand (mm2) Statistical result
Effect
F d.f. P
T. longibrachiatum 1129.96 ± 72.28a 706.22 ± 58.08b 23.93 1, 40 <0.0001 Enhanced
T. koningii 1163.89 ± 47.27a 908.31 ± 89.60b 11.56 1, 40 0.0015 Enhanced
T. harzianum 1030.26 ± 77.14a 1043.34 ± 60.13a 0.02 1, 40 0.8816 N.A.
T. hamatum 881.38 ± 62.82a 862.43 ± 57.18a 0.06 1, 40 0.8011 N.A.
T. atroviride 1027.45 ± 84.75a 937.84 ± 54.04a 0.97 1, 40 0.3313 N.A.
T. viride 929.92 ± 74.52a 837.54 ± 60.25a 1.00 1, 40 0.3232 N.A.
T. spirale 811.14 ± 55.60a 959.28 ± 71.32a 2.64 1, 40 0.1121 N.A.

Different letters within the same row indicate significant differences (P < 0.05). “Enhanced” indicates that significantly larger tunnels were produced by termites in sand treated with conidia of each Trichoderma species compared with untreated sand. “N.A.” indicates no significant difference in tunnel areas when compared between Trichoderma-treated and untreated sand.