Potassium salts Concen. (g/L) Season 2013-2014 Season 2014-2015
%
Damping-off
%
Root rot/wilt
%
Damping-off
%
Root rot/wilt
K2HPO4 5 15.24 15.24 12.35 12.24
10 12.35 10.32 10.33 8.25
20 10.33 7.36 8.21 6.36
Mean 12.64 10.97 10.30 8.95
KHCO3 5 25.36 19.35 24.14 18.52
10 20.55 15.34 18.25 12.36
20 14.86 16.25 13.24 14.96
Mean 20.26 16.98 18.54 15.28
K2SO4 5 20.14 18.69 17.67 17.25
10 14.25 10.24 10.25 9.58
20 16.36 12.36 13.24 12.36
Mean 16.92 13.76 13.72 13.06
K2SiO3 5 10.25 12.36 8.56 10.25
10 7.36 6.36 6.25 5.36
20 5.28 5.45 5.28 5.56
Mean 7.63 8.06 6.70 7.06
Control 35.26 25.36 30.25 26.35
LSD at 0.05 for:
Potassium salts (A)= 2.65 2.44 2.47 2.31
Concentrations (B)= 3.01 2.09 2.85 2.59
Pathogenic fungi (C)= 2.69 2.14 2.54 2.51
Interaction (A×B×C)= 7.48 6.51 7.01 6.78
Table 4: Effect of fodder beet seeds treatment with potassium salts on damping off, root rot/wilt diseases during 2013/14 and 2014/15 growing seasons under field conditions.