Table 4.

Pathogenic and plant growth parameter of the three potato cultivars inoculated with the five virulent Ralstonia solanacearum measured as percentage reduction of disease incidence and disease severity, number of tubers and weight of tubers.

Treatment	Pathogenic parameter		Plant growth parameter
	DI redution (%)	DS reduction (%)	No. of tubers	Weight of tubers (g/plant)
Spunta + RS1	23.68 ± 1.1	31.80 ± 1.5	3.25 ± 0.03	62.43 ± 1.2
Spunta + RS2	56.36 ± 2.3	60.46 ± 1.6	4.25 ± 0.02	89.85 ± 1.3
Spunta + RS3	40.43 ± 1.2	45.11 ± 1.4	3.00 ± 0.04	63.12 ± 1.9
Spunta + RS5	15.41 ± 0.9	20.39 ± 0.7	3.00 ± 0.03	55.12 ± 1.5
Spunta + RS8	63.21 ± 2.5	70.68 ± 2.2	4.25 ± 0.05	88.70 ± 2.1
Average	39.81 ± 1.6	45.62 ± 0.8	3.55 ± 0.04	71.84 ± 2.6
Spunta	100 ± 2.5	100 ± 3.5	4.50 ± 0.03	128.18 ± 4.2
Bellini + RS1	18.14 ± 0.8	23.58 ± 1.1	3.25 ± 0.04	59.23 ± 2.1
Bellini + RS2	45.25 ± 1.4	51.10 ± 2.1	4.00 ± 0.02	73.03 ± 2.6
Bellini + RS3	29.71 ± 1.5	35.02 ± 2.3	3.75 ± 0.03	64.50 ± 2.9
Bellini + RS5	9.64 ± 0.7	17.25 ± 0.9	2.75 ± 0.01	43.97 ± 2.4
Bellini + RS8	60.60 ± 2.2	67.86 ± 3.2	4.50 ± 0.04	81.16 ± 2.8
Average	32.66 ± 1.2	38.88 ± 2.8	3.65 ± 0.03	64.37 ± 2.8
Bellini	100 ± 1.9	100 ± 2.5	4.75 ± 0.03	127.53 ± 3.9
Mondial + RS1	45.32 ± 1.8	50.90 ± 1.6	3.00 ± 0.02	71.08 ± 2.8
Mondial + RS2	60.77 ± 1.6	70.24 ± 2.1	4.25 ± 0.03	112.31 ± 4.6
Mondial + RS3	52.79 ± 1.7	61.02 ± 2.3	3.50 ± 0.01	81.65 ± 3.1
Mondial + RS5	34.17 ± 1.2	40.49 ± 2.2	2.25 ± 0.02	47.39 ± 1.5
Mondial + RS8	71.66 ± 2.8	78.14 ± 3.1	4.25 ± 0.03	120.08 ± 4.2
Average	52.94 ± 2.4	60.16 ± 2.9	3.45 ± 0.04	86.50 ± 3.5
Mondial	100 ± 3.6	100 ± 2.92.8	5.00 ± 0.03	145.26 ± 4.9
LSD 0.05 for Cultivar 2.319 Isolates 2.082 DI for cultivar 1.059 DI for isolates 1.293 No. of tuber for cultivar 1.924 No. of tuber for isolates 2.035 weight for cultivar 12.684 weight for isolates 9.572		Interaction cultivar*isolates 5.036 DI for cultivar*isolates 1.037 No. of tuber for cultivar*isolates 1.380 weight for cultivar*isolates 15.729