Table 2 Effect of silicon as well as potassium, sodium and calcium silicates on root rot disease incidence and severity of strawberry plants under field conditions
Treatment | Application | Black root rot disease | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Disease incidence | Reduction% | Disease severity | Reduction% | ||
Silicon | Soil | 12.7 b* | 69.0 | 10.2 b | 72.4 |
Soil + foliar | 6.7 d | 83.7 | 6.0 c | 83.8 | |
Potassium silicate | Soil | 9.3 c | 77.3 | 8.5 bc | 77.0 |
Soil + foliar | 3.0 f | 92.7 | 3.0 e | 91.9 | |
Sodium silicate | Soil | 12.3 b | 70.0 | 10.2 b | 72.4 |
Soil + foliar | 7.7 d | 81.2 | 6.5 c | 82.4 | |
Calcium silicate | Soil | 9.7 c | 76.3 | 8.5 bc | 77.0 |
Soil + foliar | 3.4 f | 91.7 | 3.3 e | 91.1 | |
Actamyl 3 g/L (Fungicide) | Soil | 5.3 e | 87.1 | 5.7 d | 84.6 |
Soil + foliar | 4.7 e | 88.5 | 5.2 d | 85.9 | |
Control | 41.0 a | 0.0 | 37.0 a | 0.0 | |