Control of Root-Knot Nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) Crop Using Siam Weed (Chromolaena odorata) Compost Manure

Abolusoro, Stephen A.; Adekiya, Aruna Olasekan; Aremu, Charity; Ige, Sunday; Izuogu, Nkechi B.; Abolusoro, Patricial F.; Erere, Avwerosuo; Obaniyi, Samuel

Control of Root-Knot Nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) Crop Using Siam Weed (Chromolaena odorata) Compost Manure

Volume 28 (2020): Issue 1 (June 2020)

By:

Stephen A. Abolusoro, Aruna Olasekan Adekiya, Charity Aremu, Sunday Ige, Nkechi B. Izuogu, Patricial F. Abolusoro, Avwerosuo Erere and Samuel Obaniyi

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|Jun 2020

Figures & Tables

Effect of Siam compost (t·ha−1) and carbofuran (3 kg·ha−1) on yield components of tomato growing in the soil infested with root-knot nematode

	2017		2018

Treatment	Average number of fruits per plant	Average fruit yield per plant (g)	Average number of fruits per plant	Average fruit yield per plant (g)
Control	6.71^e ± 1.20	98.1^e ± 2.11	6.94^e ± 1.12	102.1^e ± 2.45
0.5	15.74^d ± 1.41	369.7^d ± 2.40	16.01^d ± 1.20	368.0^d ± 2.34
1.0	17.22^c ± 1.32	407.7^c ± 2.41	17.30^c ± 1.23	400.3^c ± 2.21
2.0	19.96^b ± 1.31	485.3^b ± 2.36	19.40^b ± 1.11	479.7^b ± 2.12
carbofuran	21.47^a ± 1.42	502.3^a ± 2.54	20.90^a ± 1.13	500.2^a ± 2.11

p value	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000

Effect of Siam compost (t·ha−1) and carbofuran (3 kg·ha−1) on the growth of tomato in the soil infested with root-knot nematodes

	2017		2018

Treatment	Average plant height (cm)	Average leaf number per plant	Average plant height (cm)	Average leaf number per plant
Control	66.9^c ± 0.05	27.1^e ± 0.06	68.3^b ± 0.10	28.81^e ± 0.11
0.5	66.9^c ± 0.02	40.45^d ± 0.05	68.5^b ± 0.10	40.35^d ± 0.11
1.0	73.6^b ± 0.01	42.95^c ± 0.06	75.8^a ± 0.21	42.23^c ± 0.12
2.0	75.4^a ± 0.01	44.86^b ± 0.06	75.8^a ± 0.22	43.93^b ± 0.11
Carbofuran	75.7^a ± 0.02	45.00^a ± 0.06	76.1^a ± 0.21	45.97^a ± 0.12

p value	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000

Effect of Siam compost (t·ha−1) and carbofuran (3 kg·ha−1) on the root and soil population of nematode as well as gall index of tomato growing in the soil infested with root-knot nematode

	2017			2018

Treatment	Number of nematodes in 5 g root	Soil nematode population in 200 ml soil	Root gall index	Number of nematodes in 5 g root	Soil nematode population in 200 ml soil	Root gall index
Control	15.90^a ± 0.12	870.40^a ± 3.20	4.15^a ± 0.01	27.73^a ±0.41	865.48^a ± 2.65	4.35^a ± 0.01
0.5	12.87^b ± 0.22	648.46^b ± 3.12	2.85b ±0.01	14.10^b ± 0.35	649.82^b ± 2.14	2.83^b ± 0.02
1.0	12.23^c ± 0.20	553.87^c ± 3.10	2.77^c ± 0.02	12.60^c ± 0.31	544.28^c ± 2.11	2.67^c ± 0.02
2.0	7.40^d ± 0.13	473.50^d ± 2.88	2.37^d ± 0.01	7.773^d ± 0.21	493.20^d ± 2.12	2.34^d ± 0.02
carbofuran	5.40^e ± 0.13	421.60^e ± 2.56	1.90^e ± 0.01	5.66^e ± 0.21	454.60^e ± 2.01	1.80^e ± 0.01

p value	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000

Effect of Siam compost (t·ha−1) and carbofuran (3 kg·ha−1) on the flowering of tomato growing in the soil infested with root-knot nematode

	2017		2018

Treatment	Mean number of days to 50% flowering	Average number of flowers per plant	Mean number of days 50% flowering	Average number of flowers per plant
Control	66.70^a ± 1.31	7.27^e ± 1.11	67.50^a ± 1.30	9.52^e ± 0.11
0.5	62.58^b ± 1.20	20.23^d ± 1.51	63.10^b ± 1.41	21.35^d ± 1.25
1.0	60.10^c ± 1.31	28.28^c ± 1.20	60.38^c ± 1.32	28.60^c ± 1.34
2.0	56.23^d ± 1.24	40.76^b ± 1.21	55.00^d ± 1.33	36.37^b ±1.61
carbofuran	53.10^e ± 1.21	46.20^a ± 1.56	57.20^e ± 1.10	45.33^a ± 1.43

p value	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/johr-2020-0008 | Journal eISSN: 2353-3978 | Journal ISSN: 2300-5009

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Language: English

Page range: 87 - 92

Submitted on: Dec 1, 2019

Accepted on: Apr 1, 2020

Published on: Jun 30, 2020

Published by: National Institute of Horticultural Research

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: 2 times per year

Keywords:

tomato,

Related subjects:

Ecology,

© 2020 Stephen A. Abolusoro, Aruna Olasekan Adekiya, Charity Aremu, Sunday Ige, Nkechi B. Izuogu, Patricial F. Abolusoro, Avwerosuo Erere, Samuel Obaniyi, published by National Institute of Horticultural Research
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