Treatments Days of incubation Growth rate (cm/day)
2days 4 days 6 days
Colony diameter (cm) %Inhibition Colony diameter (cm) %Inhibition Colony diameter (cm) %Inhibition
Control 3.35 0.00 6.55 0.00 8.88 0.00 1.38
Shikimic acid (SH) 2.70 19.40 3.40 48.14 5.5 38.06 0.70
Salicylic acid (SA) 2.40 28.35 3.30 49.67 5.2 41.44 0.70
SH+SA 3.10 7.46 3.55 45.85 6.8 23.42 0.93
LSDat P≤0.05 0.46 - 0.41 - 0.56 - 0.19
Each value represents the mean of 5 replicates.
Table 2: Effect of shikimic acid, salicylic acid and their combination on the linear growth, inhibition (%) and growth rate (cm/day) of B. fabae after 2, 4 and 6 days of incubation.