Potassium salts Concen. (mM) % Inhibition
Rhizoctonia solani Fusarium solani F. oxysporum
K2HPO4 5 25.36 33.26 36.25
10 32.25 41.25 44.14
20 36.47 46.25 50.14
Mean 31.36 40.25 43.51
KHCO3 5 32.25 36.35 41.29
10 41.25 46.54 55.14
20 50.12 52.36 62.14
Mean 41.21 45.08 52.86
K2SO4 5 32.36 35.14 36.36
10 38.53 42.15 47.24
20 44.23 47.05 58.71
Mean 38.37 41.45 47.44
K2SiO3 5 31.25 36.96 38.96
10 36.96 44.72 48.75
20 43.59 50.21 58.96
Mean 37.27 43.96 48.89
LSD at 0.05 for:
Potassium salts (A)= 2.59
Concentrations (B)= 3.47
Pathogenic fungi (C)= 2.25
Interaction (A×B× C)= 7.59
Table 2: Effect of different concentrations of potassium salts on mycelial growth of R. solani, F. solani and F. oxysporum in vitro.