Management of root-knot nematode in tomato Lycopersicon esculentum, Mill., with biogas slurry

The effect of biogas slurry application on the severity of root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita, attack on tomato cv. Co-1, was tested in the green house with two levels of biogas slurry: 5% and 10% (w/w) added to soil. Both the number (3 fruits/plant) and fruit yield (35.2 g/plant) of tomato i...

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Published in:Bioresource technology 2003-09, Vol.89 (2), p.169-170
Main Authors: Jothi, G., Pugalendhi, S., Poornima, K., Rajendran, G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Biodegradation, Environmental
Biogas slurry
Biological and medical sciences
Control
Cultural control
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gases
Lycopersicon esculentum
Lycopersicon esculentum - parasitology
Meloidogyne incognita
Nematoda
Pest Control - methods
Phytopathology. Animal pests. Plant and forest protection
Protozoa. Invertebrates
Refuse Disposal
Tomato
Tylenchoidea - pathogenicity
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Summary:The effect of biogas slurry application on the severity of root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita, attack on tomato cv. Co-1, was tested in the green house with two levels of biogas slurry: 5% and 10% (w/w) added to soil. Both the number (3 fruits/plant) and fruit yield (35.2 g/plant) of tomato increased significantly with 10% (w/w) biogas slurry. The plants amended with biogas slurry put up more vegetative growth and tended to flower and fruit much earlier than did those of the control. The nematode population in the soil decreased thus decreasing the severity of nematode attack.
ISSN:0960-8524
1873-2976
DOI:10.1016/S0960-8524(03)00047-6