Treatments Kebeles (demonstration sites)
Ayba Atsela Simret
Rust White root rot White root rot Rust White root rot
  INC (%) SEV (%) INC (%) SEV (%) INC (%) SEV (%) INC (%) SEV (%) INC (%) SEV (%)
Chemical 100 41.96b 3.91b 31.1a 16.28a 10.2a 100 10a 100 29.17a
Hot water 100 58.21a 3.72b 28.4a 15.09a 9.1a 100 8.3a 100 50.83a
Hot water + chemical 100 46.07ab 3.32b 22.6a 14.61a 9.0a 100 7a 100 42.50a
Control 100 51.71ab 20.59a 33.7a 18.30a 10.3a 100 15a 100 33.33a
LSD 100 13.51 10.29 15.43 7.21 5.139 100 9.67 100 31.38
CV 24.3 24.3 18 33.4 32.6 28.6 28 28 23.3 23.3
Table 2: Effect of seed treatment on white rot and rust intensities of garlic in Atsela, Ayba and Simret Kebeles in 2014 production season. *Values connected by the same letter across a column are not statistically different at 5% significant level.