Fig. 8

Fusarium wilt disease incidence (a), fruit weight (b) and yield (c) of banana plants after FOC inoculation in monoculture and intercropping with three Chinese chive cultivars in the field. The three cultivars used for intercropping with banana were Fujiuhuang 2 (FJH), Duokang Sijiqing (DKS) and Duokang Fujiu 11 (DKF). The monoculture banana in the same soil served as a control (CK). Another field nearby with no fusarium wilts disease occurred were also mono-cultured with banana plants (mock). Data are means ± SE (n = 5). Significant differences among treatments were indicated by different letters above the bars (P = 0.01 by Duncan’s multiple range test)