Treatments consisted of (control) sterile distilled water; (H) HWT at 53 C for 2 min;
(P) P. membranaefaciens (1 108 cells mL1); (H þ P) combination of HWT at 53 C for
2 min with P. membranaefaciens (1 108 cells mL1); (HD) 50% of the full suggested
dose of fungicide; (FD) full suggested dose of fungicide.