TABLE 5.
Treatment | FRR length (mm)* | Inhibition of FRR (%)* | FFR severity (%)* | Inhibition of FFR (%)* |
Sterile PDA plug | 0 | No FRR | 0 | No FFR |
F. graminearum | 8.9 ± 0.3a | 0 | 40.8 ± 0.8a | 0 |
F. graminearum and RP51 | 3.1 ± 0.0b | 65.6 ± 0.4a | 15.8 ± 0.8b | 61.2 ± 2.0a |
F. graminearum and RP31 | 3.5 ± 0.1c | 60.3 ± 1.0b | 18.3 ± 0.8c | 55.1 ± 2.0b |
*Data are presented as mean value ± standard error. The different letters following the values in the same column indicate significant difference between the treatments at p < 0.05.