Table 7. Xanthomonas euvesicatoria bacterial spot inhibition in pepper plants by Bacillus spp. isolates under controlled conditions.
| Treatments | Foliar signs of disease 1 | Pathogen presence in foliage(Log10UFC/cm2) |
|---|---|---|
| X. euvesicatoria Xp47 | + | 5.93 ± 0.03a |
| Serenade® | – | 5.53 ± 0.10bc |
| F-BC26 | – | 5.85 ± 0.08ab |
| F-BC8 | – | 5.76 ± 0.10ab |
| F-BT24 | – | 5.42 ± 0.23c |
| FitoFort® | – | 5.26 ± 0.26c |
| Anglosan® CL | – | 0.0 ± 0.0d |
| L SD | 0.33750 |
Notes.
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(+), Leaf spots presence; (-), leaf spots absence. Serenade®, Bacillus subtilis strain QST 713 commercial product for Xanthomonas sp. control; FitoFort®, commercial product to induce plant diseases resistance; F-BC26 and F-BC08, formulated B. cereus, F-BT24, formulated B. thuringiensis, and Anglosan® CL, DDAC at 50%. LSD, Least Significant Difference. Data represent means ± SD of four replicates. Each value in columns followed by different letters indicates significant (P <0.05) difference by ANOVA and the Tukey test.