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. 2020 Dec 19;6(12):e05737. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05737

Table 3.

Effects of essential oils from mycorrhizal and non- mycorrhizal primed lemongrass, on common bean seeds germination in presence and absence of F. solani Fs4.

Treatment Germination percentage
Without F. solani
Infected With F. solani
Control 500 ppm 1000 ppm Control 500 ppm 1000 ppm
(-) AMF 81.5 ± 4.9e 89 ± 2.4e 64.5 ± 0.7d 0.0 ± 0.0a 45 ± 7.07c 35 ± 7.07b
(+) AMF 81.5 ± 4.9e 100 ± 0.0f 69.5 ± 7.7d 0.0 ± 0.1a 65.0 ± 2.4d 34.5 ± 3.5b

(-) AMF: Essential oil from non-mycorrhizal lemongrass; (+) AMF: Essential oil from mycorrhizal lemongrass.

Mean values in each column with different alphabet are significantly different at α = 0.05.