Table 7.

Severity of A. alternata infection on pepper fruits as affected by the nitrogen fertilization × potassium silicate × clove water extract interaction.

A. alternata Rot lesion (mm)	Nitrogen Fertilization (kg h−1)	Potassium Silicate (mg L−1)
		0			250			500
		Clove Water Extract (mg L−1)
		0	5000	10,000	0	5000	10,000	0	5000	10,000
10 DAI *	144	1.50	1.66	1.16	1.50	2.33	1.60	1.50	1.33	1.33
	216	2.66	2.33	2.33	2.56	2.50	2.50	1.33	2.66	1.36
	288	3.00	2.50	2.50	6.83	3.58	3.25	2.83	2.83	1.33
	LSD0.05	0.98
15 DAI	144	2.33	2.66	2.33	5.00	7.00	3.00	7.00	7.50	5.83
	216	2.83	5.75	2.50	9.50	7.83	4.50	2.50	2.90	2.66
	288	5.83	7.75	3.50	8.50	6.50	6.50	5.00	3.60	3.33
	LSD0.05	0.93

* DAI: days after infection.