Mean wilt incidence and percent severity index were
significantly lower for silicon fertilizer treated moderately
resistant cultivar with a final mean wilt incidence reduction
of 51.6 and 57.8% respectively (Fig. 1). Sugarcane
bagasse treatment also resulted in a significant reduction
of mean wilt incidence and percent severity index (Fig. 1)
in moderately resistant cultivars compared to the nonamended.
In moderately susceptible cultivar, however,
there was no significant difference in mean wilt incidence
and percent severity index (Fig. 1).
Disease severity and wilt incidence expressed as
AUPSiPC, and AUDiPC were significantly reduced by
36.5 and 40.3%, respectively, for silicon treated moder-