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TABLE1: Effect of M. incognita infection on the growth of A.esculents, each value

(Mean±SD) represents an average performance of four observations

Parameter CUI IUT

0.162±0.056
Root 0.399 ±0.104
*(45.25)

0.425±0.052
Shoot 0.896±0.136
*(39.25)
0.587±0.129
Total 1.295±0.272
*(47.17)

TABLE 2: Effect of M. incognita infection on Sugar, Starch, Alcohol deghydrogenase,
Glucose dehydrogenase and β-Amylase enzyme activities in the root system of the host

plant, A.esculents Each value (mean±SD) represent an average performance of four

observations.

β-amylase activity
Sugar Starch ADH GDH
Parameters (mg/maltose release/g
(Mg/gdry wt) (Mg/g) (TTC/gdrywt) (TTC/gdrywt)
fresh tissue)

CUI 26.55±2.56 4.89±0.27 8.69±0.25 20.69±0.83 8.96±0.18

IUT 25.28±3.28 3.99±0.15 6.23±0.13 9.30±0.19 3.90±0.16
*(9.47) *(21.1) *(44.11) *(55.09) *(49.15)

CD5% 0.304 0.048 0.229 0.138 0.019

CD1% 1.291 0.179 0.698 0.393 0.063

*Percentage Decrease over CUI

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