Table 5.
Bacteriophage density (pfu/g leaf) on Welsh onion phyllosphere at various timepoints after pathogen inoculation.
Treatment | Density of Bacteriophage on Leaf Surface (pfu/g leaf) 1 | ||
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0 hai 2 | 48 hai 2 | 72 hai 2 | |
Φ16 | 3.53 b | 8.55 a | 7.35 bc |
Φ17A | 4.04 ab | 8.42 a | 7.89 b |
Φ31 | 3.97 b | 8.73 a | 9.03 a |
Three-phage cocktail | 4.15 a | 7.60 b | 6.97 c |
1 Means followed by a different letter (a–c) in the same column do differ significantly (Duncan’s test; p-value < 0.05). 2 Hours after inoculation with XaaBL11.