Table 3.
Disease incidence and index level of TSWV in the CK and treatment (TR) groups of M82 and H8 tomato cultivars (highly resistance (0 < disease index ≤ 5); medium resistance (5 < disease index ≤ 20); resistance (20 < disease index ≤ 40); highly sensitive (60 < disease index); sensitive (40 < disease index ≤ 60)).
| Post Inoculation of TSWV | CK Group | TR Group | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cv. M82 (Sensitive) | cv. H8 (Resistant) | cv. M82 (Sensitive) | cv. H8 (Resistant) | |
| 14 days | 10.0% c 5.3 d |
3.33% c 0.0 e |
16.67% c 12.5 d |
10.0% c 3.0 f |
| 21 days | 26.67% b 46.66 b |
10.0% c 5.4 d |
36.67% b 52.3 b |
10.0% c 8.3 e |
| 28 days | 40.0% a 58.88 a |
26.66% b 14.0 c |
100% a 88.88 a |
33.33% c 18.33 c |
Note: Same letters represent no significant difference, while different letters represent significant difference between CK and TR groups of M82 and H8 plants of TSWV disease incidence and disease index level, after TSWV inoculation at 14, 21 and 28 days. TSWV disease incidence expressed in percentages (%) and disease index express HR, MR, S, and HS respectively. Means ± SD at p < 0.05 using Tukey’s test with three biological replicates.