| Incubation time (days)* |
Yellowing index/plant |
**Average fresh wt (g) of rhizomes |
% loss in fresh weight of rhizome |
Correlation coefficient |
| Non inoculated |
Inoculated |
Non inoculated |
Inoculated |
| 7 |
0 |
0 |
39.40 ± 0.57 |
38.00 ± 1.08 |
3.55 |
r=0.992
P<0.05 |
| 14 |
0 |
1.00 |
44.20 ± 1.15 |
38.95 ± 1.61 |
11.87 |
| 21 |
0 |
1.25 |
50.00 ± 0.77 |
37.50 ± 1.65 |
25.00 |
| 28 |
0 |
2.66 |
55.00 ± 1.29 |
36.15 ± 3.23 |
34.27 |
| CD at 5% |
8.73 |
|
| CD at 1% |
12.25 |
|
|
*Days after inoculation
**Average of 4 rhizome seeds/treatment |
| Table 1: Effect of incubation period on the development of rhizome rot disease of ginger. |
