Medicinal Plant Research 2026, Vol.16, No.1, 1-10 http://hortherbpublisher.com/index.php/mpr 5 Figure 3 Effect of different concentrations of Tridax procumbens on disease severity in orange fruits pre-inoculated with Lasiodiplodia sp and stored for 15 days Figure 4 Effect of different concentrations of Tridax procumbens on disease severity in orange fruits pre-inoculated with Lasiodiplodia sp and stored for 20 days Again by day 25 in storage, except fruits treated with 15 and 100% T. procumbens extracts that were still diseased free and control fruits that had become completely rotten, the severity values of all the other treated fruits with fungicide, 5 and 10% T. procumbens extracts had increased significantly to 3.67±0.67, 3.33±0.37 and 3.00±0.33 respectively, indicating moderate rottenness (Figure 5). The same trend of results was observed for all the fruits (control and treated) as the storage durations became further extended to day 30 (Figure 6). Figure 5 Effect of different concentrations of Tridax procumbens on disease severity in orange fruits pre-inoculated with Lasiodiplodia sp and stored for 25 days
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