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Table 1 Effect of silicon and potassium, sodium, and calcium silicates on linear growth of Phomopsis obscurans under laboratory conditions

From: Management of strawberry leaf blight disease caused by Phomopsis obscurans using silicate salts under field conditions

Treatment

Conc. g or mL/L.

Phomopsis obscurans

Linear growth (mm)

Reduction %

Silicon

2

42.0bc

53.3

4

22.0 c

75.6

6

00.0 e

100

Potassium silicate

2

38.0 b

57.8

4

15.0 d

83.3

6

00.0 e

100

Sodium silicate

2

40.0b

55.6

4

19.0 cd

78.9

6

00.0 e

100

Calcium silicate

2

43.0b

52.2

4

25.0 c

72.2

6

00.0e

100

Control

0

90.0 a

0.0

  1. Figures with the same letters are not significantly different (P ≤ 0.05) using Tukey’s test
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