Table 3.
The disease index (%) of cassava leaf spot at 56 days after planting, statistically analyzed by two factors.
| Nano Particles 1 | Concentration (ppm) | Mean 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 50 | 100 | 200 | 400 | 800 | ||
| N1 | 36.5 | 75.0 | 70.0 | 53.1 | 44.1 | 67.5 | 57.71 d |
| N2 | 44.9 | 58.1 | 65.3 | 61.8 | 61.6 | 61.2 | 58.82 d |
| N3 | 55.2 | 45.2 | 48.3 | 48.5 | 43.0 | 42.0 | 47.03 c |
| N4 | 37.6 | 41.3 | 41.5 | 39.1 | 38.4 | 45.0 | 40.49 ab |
| N5 | 38.8 | 59.2 | 46.8 | 40.2 | 33.8 | 28.7 | 41.26 b |
| N6 | 45.0 | 46.2 | 34.9 | 31.4 | 33.2 | 27.9 | 36.43 a |
| Mean 3 | 43.00 A | 54.15 B | 51.16 B | 45.68 A | 42.35 A | 45.38 A | 46.95 |
| CV (%) | 16.49 | ||||||
1 The CS (0.4% or 0.5%) and Pentasodium triphosphate (0.2% or 0.5%) were mixed with SA varying at 0.05%, 0.1%, and 0.2% or silver nitrate varying at 1, 2, and 3 mM to prepare three formulations of CS-NP-loaded SA named N1, N2, and N3 or three formulations of CS-NP-loaded Ag named N4, N5, and N6, respectively. 2,3 Means followed by the same letter do not differ significantly according to DMRT at p ≤ 0.01.