On a transplanted crop, application of various concentrations of Integral significantly reduced the rates of diseased tillers per plant and ShB severity compared to the control in the both field trials (Table2). The mean rate of diseased tillers per plant was the least with carbendazim (29.0%), followed by Integral at a concentration of 2.2×109 cfu/mL as ST + SD + FS
(31.9%). However, there were no significant differencesbetween carbendazim and Integral at 2.2×109 cfu/mL as ST + SD + FS in Trial 1. The mean rate of diseased tillers per plant was 43.0% with a concentration of 2.2×108 cfu/mL. In the control, the mean rate of diseased tillers per plant was 97.1%. Mean ShB severity was the lowest in carbendazim treated plots
(18.3%), followed by plots applied with Integral at a concentration of 2.2×109 cfu/mL as ST + SD + FS (22.9%). However, the efficacy of Integral as ST + SD + FS at 2.2×109 cfu/mL was not significantly different from that with carbendazim in Trial 2. The mean ShB severity was 27.0% of Integral as ST + SD + FS at 2.2×108 cfu/mL and 65.3% in the control.