| Abstrak/Abstract |
Banded leaf and sheath blight (BLSB), caused by Rhizoctonia solani, is an important disease in maize. In this study, Trichoderma spp. and Penicillium sp. were used to control the disease. Experiments were conducted with five treatments: control (no treatment) (R0); R. solani inoculation (R1); Trichoderma spp. and R. solani inoculation (R2); Penicillium sp. and R. solani inoculation (R3); and combined Trichoderma spp., Penicillium sp., and R. solani inoculation (R4). The results showed that the heights of maize plants treated with R3, R2, or R4 did not differ significantly in comparison with R0 treatment but did differ significantly in comparison with R1 treatment. The numbers of leaves in maize plants treated with R4, R2, or R3 differed significantly in comparison with R0 and R1 treatment. The stem girths of maize plants treated with R2, R3, or R4 did not differ significantly in comparison with R0 treatment, but a significant difference was observed in comparison with R1 treatment. Peroxidase enzyme activity with R0, R2, R3, or R4 treatment was increased at 4 days and 8 days after inoculation; on the other hand, enzyme activity with R1 treatment was increased only at 4 days after inoculation and was then decreased at 8 days after inoculation. The intensity of disease ratings with treatments R0, R1, R2, R3, and R4 were about 2%, 28%, 10%, 9%, and 5%, respectively. |
