Table 1.
Schedule for data collection and agronomic activities in greenhouse trials.
| Trial 1 | Trial 2 | Trial 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | DAPa | Date | DAPa | Date | DAPa | |
| 1. Winter Crops | ||||||
| 1.1 Planting | 08 November 2020 | 0 | 28 January 2021 | 0 | 18 October 2021 | 0 |
| 1.2 Harvest | ||||||
| • Dry OM treatments | 22 January 2021 | 75 | 12 April 2021 | 74 | 02 January 2022 | 76 |
| • Fresh OM treatments | 29 January 2021 | 82 | 20 April 2021 | 82 | 08 January 2022 | 82 |
| 1.3 Organic matter incorporation and nematode inoculation | 30 January 2021 | 83 | 21 April 2021 | 83 | 09 January 2022 | 83 |
| 2. Cotton | ||||||
| 2.1 Planting | 05 February 2021 | 0 | 26 April 2021 | 0 | 14 January 2022 | 0 |
| 2.2 Plant growth assessment | 22 April 2021 | 76 | 11 July 2021 | 76 | 31 March 2022 | 76 |
| 2.2 Harvest | 29 April 2021 | 83 | 17 July 2021 | 82 | 07 April 2022 | 83 |

Figure 1:
Reniform nematode (RN) in 100 cm3 of soil, by amendment, in Trial 1 (A), Trial 2 (B), and Trial 3 (C). Ctrl = control without organic matter (OM), Fresh OM= treatment with fresh OM, Dry OM = treatments with dry OM. Letters indicate treatment separation by Kruskal-Wallis with Bonferroni's method, P < 0.05. Data is displayed as boxplots.

Figure 2:
Reniform nematode (RN), by amendment, per gram of root in Trial 1 (A), Trial 2 (B), and Trial 3 (C) and in the root system in Trial 1 (D), Trial 2 (E), and Trial 3 (F) Ctrl = control without organic matter (OM), Fresh OM = treatment with fresh OM, Dry OM = treatments with dry OM. Letters indicate treatment separation by Kruskal-Wallis with Bonferroni's method, P<0.05. Data is displayed as boxplots.

Figure 3:
Reniform nematode (RN) reproduction factor (total RN per pot final population/inoculated initial population), by amendment, in Trial 1 (A), Trial 2 (B), and Trial 3 (C). Ctrl = control without organic matter (OM), Fresh OM = treatment with fresh OM, Dry OM = treatments with dry OM. Letters indicate treatment separation by Kruskal-Wallis with Bonferroni's method, P < 0.05. Data is displayed as boxplots.
Table 2.
Influence of winter crop organic matter incorporation on cotton growth and SPAD value in greenhouse conditions in the presence of reniform nematode.
| Treatment | Canopy cover | Height (cm) | Roots fresh weight (g) | Shoot dry weight (g) | Shoot fresh weight (g) | SPAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| p-valueb | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Control −c | 6.1 ± 1.2 c | 13.0 ± 1.2 bc | 6.6 ± 0.9 b | 2.1 ± 0.3 cd | 5.2 ± 0.8 cd | 43.0 ± 1.8 b |
| Control +d | 5.7 ± 0.7 c | 11.3 ± 0.8 c | 9.2 ± 1.6 ab | 1.5 ± 0.1 d | 4.1 ± 0.4 d | 34.0 ± 1.0 c |
| Fresh Amendment | ||||||
| Canola | 13.6 ± 0.9 abc | 18.5 ± 0.9 abc | 16.6 ± 3.4 a | 3.4 ± 0.2 bc | 9.2 ± 0.6 abc | 42.2 ± 1.8 b |
| Carinata | 9.1 ± 1.5 bc | 16.3 ± 1.7 abc | 10.6 ± 1.9 ab | 2.0 ± 0.3 cd | 5.9 ± 0.9 cd | 45.4 ± 1.2 ab |
| Hairy vetch | 11.5 ± 2.4 abc | 15.4 ± 1.7 abc | 7.4 ± 1 b | 2.7 ± 0.4 bcd | 7.3 ± 1.1 bcd | 43.3 ± 1.1 b |
| Oat | 8.4 ± 1.6 bc | 17.7 ± 2.4 abc | 7.5 ± 1.5 b | 1.5 ± 0.2 d | 4.5 ± 0.7 cd | 43.4 ± 1.1 b |
| Dry Amendment | ||||||
| Canola | 19.2 ± 4.8 ab | 21.5 ± 2.6 a | 7.6 ± 1.4 b | 3.8 ± 0.5 abc | 11.7 ± 1.7 ab | 49.4 ± 0.7 a |
| Carinata | 15.7 ± 2.2 ab | 20.6 ± 0.8 ab | 8.0 ± 0.6 b | 3.9 ± 0.4 ab | 11.0 ± 1.1 ab | 50.6 ± 0.3 a |
| Hairy vetch | 19.0 ± 3.5 ab | 21.5 ± 2.2 a | 11.3 ± 2.0 ab | 4.3 ± 0.5 ab | 11.9 ± 1.4 ab | 49.8 ± 0.5 a |
| Oat | 21.4 ± 0.9 a | 22.1 ± 0.7 a | 8.8 ± 1.0 ab | 5.3 ± 0.3 a | 14.0 ± 1.1 a | 49.5 ± 1.3 a |
| Treatment | Canopy cover | Height (cm) | Roots fresh weight (g) | Shoot dry weight (g) | Shoot fresh weight (g) | SPAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| p-valueb | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Control −c | 4.8 ± 0.6 b | 13.9 ± 1.1 cd | 6.7 ± 0.6 de | 2.1 ± 0.2 ab | 5.8 ± 0.5 abc | 39.3 ± 4.5 ab |
| Control +d | 1.7 ± 0.5 c | 11.6 ± 1.5 d | 3.4 ± 0.5 e | 0.5 ± 0.1 c | 1.8 ± 0.5 d | 24.6 ± 2.2 c |
| Fresh Amendment | ||||||
| Canola | 8.7 ± 1.4 ab | 16.6 ± 1.8 bcd | 13.4 ± 1.2 abcd | 2.1 ± 0.4 ab | 7.8 ± 1.1 abc | 33.0 ± 1.2 bc |
| Carinata | 6.6 ± 0.9 b | 16.6 ± 0.7 bcd | 9.4 ± 0.7 bcd | 1.9 ± 0.5 abc | 5.8 ± 1.3 bc | 38.0 ± 2.9 ab |
| Hairy vetch | 5.4 ± 0.9 b | 18.3 ± 0.7 abc | 11.1 ± 1.5 abcd | 1.5 ± 0.3 abc | 5.1 ± 0.7 bc | 33.7 ± 2.6 bc |
| Oat | 5.4 ± 1.2 b | 15.8 ± 1.6 bcd | 9.1 ± 1.9 cd | 1.6 ± 0.4 bc | 4.0 ± 1.1 cd | 32 ± 1.5 bc |
| Dry Amendment | ||||||
| Canola | 16.5 ± 3.1 a | 23.1 ± 1.3 a | 20.0 ± 1.9 a | 3.5 ± 0.4 a | 12 ± 1.4 a | 47.3 ± 0.4 a |
| Carinata | 10.6 ± 1.5 ab | 19.3 ± 0.9 abc | 18.0 ± 2.6 ab | 2.6 ± 0.4 ab | 8.7 ± 1.1 ab | 46.5 ± 1.3 a |
| Hairy vetch | 10.7 ± 0.6 ab | 19.7 ± 0.4 ab | 16.7 ± 1.7 abc | 2.5 ± 0.3 ab | 8.1 ± 0.9 ab | 43.0 ± 0.7 ab |
| Oat | 5.9 ± 1.6 b | 14.7 ± 1.2 bcd | 10.8 ± 2.8 bcd | 1.4 ± 0.3 bc | 5.3 ± 0.9 bc | 35.3 ± 1.2 ab |
| Treatment | Canopy cover | Height (cm) | Roots fresh weight (g) | Shoot dry weight (g) | Shoot fresh weight (g) | SPAD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| p-valueb | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Control −c | 9.3 ± 0.9 cd | 8.0 ± 0.4 e | 7.4 ± 0.3 b | 1.9 ± 0.1 cd | 6.1 ± 0.5 bc | 50.9 ± 1.3 a |
| Control +d | 5.1 ± 0.5 d | 10.2 ± 0.3 d | 4.4 ± 0.3 c | 1.4 ± 0.1 d | 4.3 ± 0.3 c | 41.5 ± 1.4 b |
| Fresh Amendment | ||||||
| Canola | 9.7 ± 1.1 c | 10.8 ± 0.6 cd | 9.3 ± 0.7 ab | 1.8 ± 0.1 cd | 6.2 ± 0.4 bc | 42.6 ± 0.9 b |
| Carinata | 10.3 ± 1.3 abc | 11.0 ± 0.9 cd | 9.5 ± 1.2 ab | 2.1 ± 0.2 bcd | 6.8 ± 0.7 bc | 47.0 ± 1.5 ab |
| Hairy vetch | 10.2 ± 1.4 bc | 10.6 ± 0.8 cd | 11.0 ± 1.0 ab | 1.9 ± 0.3 cd | 6.3 ± 0.9 bc | 42.9 ± 1.5 b |
| Oat | 11.8 ± 1.5 abc | 11.7 ± 1 bcd | 11.5 ± 0.8 a | 2.3 ± 0.2 abcd | 7.5 ± 0.6 ab | 43.6 ± 0.9 b |
| Dry Amendment | ||||||
| Canola | 15.2 ± 1.2 abc | 12.6 ± 0.6 abc | 8.1 ± 0.8 ab | 2.7 ± 0.2 abc | 9.5 ± 0.6 ab | 47.4 ± 1.0 ab |
| Carinata | 18.4 ± 2.5 a | 14.7 ± 0.7 a | 8.5 ± 0.9 ab | 3.5 ± 0.4 a | 11.3 ± 1.2 a | 51.5 ± 0.8 a |
| Hairy vetch | 17.1 ± 1.5 ab | 13.8 ± 0.6 ab | 7.6 ± 0.4 b | 3.2 ± 0.1 ab | 10.6 ± 0.6 a | 51.5 ± 0.8 a |
| Oat | 16.0 ± 2.2 abc | 14.3 ± 0.6 a | 8.8 ± 0.3 ab | 2.9 ± 0.3 abc | 9.4 ± 0.9 ab | 49.5 ± 1.6 a |

Figure 4:
Spearman correlation between reniform nematode (RN) and plant parameters in Trial 1 (A), Trial 2 (B), and Trial 3 (C) in experiment 1. Numbers inside squares represent the rho value if P ≤ 0.05. Empty squares represent P ≥ 0.05. Signs before numbers and colors indicate the magnitude of the correlation. 1 (orange color) = perfect positive association of rank, −1 (blue color) = perfect negative association between ranks. RF = Reproduction factor.