Table 4. Percent infection and canker length 7 days postinoculation from twigs pre-treated with various substancesy
Treatment groupCanker length (mm)Percent infection
Control23.4 az66.7 b
BAj + IAA16.4 b82.5 a
LPWE12.9 be48.5 c
LCWE11.2 cd74.7 ab
Cellobiose10.8 cd47.4 c
Calcium6.6 d21.0 d

  • ↵y Values in both columns are the means of 50 observations except for control (n = 10) and GA3 + IAA (n = 40). LPWE and LOWE are cell wall extracts from Leucostoma persoonii and L. cincta, respectively.

  • ↵z Letters denote significant differences determined with Duncan’s multiple range test (P < 0.05).