Table 7.
Efficacy of phage and oxolinic acid treatments on the control of bacterial leaf blight of rice caused by X. axonopodis pv. allii (XaaBL11) and on yield under field conditions.
| Treatments | Disease Index 1 | AUDPC 3 | Actual Yield (kg/25 m2) | Commercial Yield (kg/25 m2) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 dai 2 | 9 dai 2 | 15 dai 2 | ||||
| Control | 18.3 a | 23.2 a | 28.2 a | 288.8 a | 31.4 b | 26.3 b |
| Φ31 | 11.5 b | 13.1 c | 18.2 bc | 178.8 b | 34.0 ab | 30.9 a |
| Three-phage cocktail | 13.1 b | 17.8 b | 22.1 b | 216.6 b | 33.9 ab | 29.0 ab |
| Starner | 13.9 b | 14.6 bc | 15.9 c | 189.2 b | 34.8 a | 31.3 a |
| p-value 4 | 0.0087 | 0.0030 | 0.0013 | 0.0001 | 0.0238 | 0.0027 |
1 Means followed by the same letter ((a–c) in the same column do not differ statistically among themselves by a Tukey’s test (p < 0.05). 2 Days after inoculation with XaaBL11. 3 Area under disease progress curve. 4 Probability that there are no differences in treatment means according to an analysis of variance.