Table 3.
Effect of antagonistic fungi on the sheath blight disease rating and the height, fresh weight, and dry weight of infected rice plants grown in the greenhouse.
| Treatment | Disease Rating Index | Reduction in Disease Rating (%) | Plant Traits | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Height (cm) | Fresh Weight (g) | Dry Weight (g) | |||
| Negative control | - | - | 55.00 ± 0.02 a | 12.00 ± 0.02 a | 2.00 ± 0.02 a |
| Positive control | 10.00 ± 0.00 a | 0.00 ± 0.00 d | 30.00 ± 0.03 d | 7.30 ± 0.03 c | 0.35 ± 0.03 c |
| Aspergillus awamori | 6.97 ± 0.00 b | 30.3 ± 0.03 c | 38.00 ± 0.02 c | 7.40 ± 0.03 c | 0.73 ± 0.00 b |
| Aspergillus fumigatus | 6.33 ± 0.00 b | 36.7 ± 0.04 ab | 47.66 ± 0.14 b | 10.00 ± 0.06 b | 0.96 ± 0.05 b |
| Curvularia lunata | 7.30 ± 0.00 b | 27.0 ± 0.04 cd | 37.33 ± 0.13 c | 5.90 ± 0.12 d | 0.61 ± 0.00 b |
| Trichoderma harzianum | 6.89 ± 0.00 b | 31.1 ± 0.06 c | 47.00 ± 0.00 b | 9.16 ± 0.00 bc | 0.92 ± 0.00 b |
| Trichoderma virens | 5.86 ± 0.00 b | 41.4 ± 0.05 a | 50.66 ± 0.02 b | 10.00 ± 0.02 b | 1.01 ± 0.03 b |
Treatments having at least one similar letter did not show a significant difference according to the LSD test at p ≤ 0.01. Negative control—plants inoculated with sterile distilled water. Positive control —plants inoculated with R. solani only.