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Table 1 Effect of chitinolytic enzymes on the integrity of germ tubes from Hemileia vastatrix urediniospores

From: In vitro production of two chitinolytic proteins with an inhibiting effect on the insect coffee berry borer, Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and the fungus Hemileia vastatrix the most limiting pests of coffee crops

Treatment

X ̄ %

SE

MBP-Chitobiosidase

A*

94.0

2.79

MBP-Endochitinase

B

82.3

4.36

BSA

C

1.10

0.75

Distilled water

C

0.0

0.0

  1. *Differing letters indicate significant difference in means according to the Tukey test at a 5% level.
  2. X. Average percentage of rust urediniospore germ tubes affected.
  3. SE. Standard error for each of the applied treatments.