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Table 3 Effect of different combinations of integrated control measures on the number of plant-parasitic nematodes (PPN) associated with fig, Ficus carica, rhizosphere

From: Integrated management of plant-parasitic nematodes on guava and fig trees under tropical field conditions

Treatment

Number of PPN/200 cm3 soil

% final

Changec

15/2/2016a

15/5/2016

15/10/2016b

15/1/2017

 

P. lilacinum + P. penetrans + chicken manure

547.50 a

483.75 ab

457.50 b

332.50 c

− 39.27

V. chlamydosporium + P. penetrans + chicken manure

507.50 a

400.00 b

440.00 ab

393.75 b

− 22.41

T. harzianum + P. penetrans + chicken manure

557.50 a

532.50 ab

472.50 bc

383.75 c

− 31.17

P. lilacinum + P. penetrans + cow manure

641.25 a

612.50 a

327.50 b

288.75 b

− 54.97

V. chlamydosporium + P. penetrans + cow manure

535.00 a

448.75 c

545.00 b

403.75 c

− 24.53

T. harzianum + P. penetrans + cow manure

516.25 a

438.75 b

292.50 c

223.75 c

− 56.66

P. lilacinum + P. penetrans + compost

632.50 a

553.75 ab

498.75 b

387.50 c

− 38.74

V. chlamydosporium + P. penetrans + compost

625.00 a

615.00 a

522.50 b

318.75 c

− 49.00

T. harzianum + P. penetrans + compost

536.25 a

422.50 b

405.00 b

302.50 c

− 43.59

P. lilacinum + P. penetrans + urea 46%

575.00 a

377.50 b

330.00 bc

246.25 c

− 57.17

V. chlamydosporium + P. penetrans + urea 46%

695.00 a

531.25 b

497.50 b

315.00 c

− 54.68

T. harzianum + P. penetrans + urea 46%

568.75 a

458.75 b

420.00 bc

360.00 c

− 36.70

Carbofuran10G

622.50 a

115.00 b

160.00 b

105.00 b

− 83.13

Nematode control

606.25 c

712.50 b

781.25 ab

821.25 a

+ 35.46

LSD0.05 between treatments

89.13

 

LSD0.05 between times

47.64

 

LSD0.05 between treatments × times

178.27

 
  1. Data are average of four replicates (trees) each
  2. Values followed by the same letter(s) in a row are not significantly different at P ≤ 0.05
  3. P. lilacinum = Purpureocillium lilacinum, P. penetrans = Pasteuria penetrans, V. chlamydosporium = Verticillium chlamydosporium, T. harzianum = Trichoderma harzianum
  4. aFirst treatments application
  5. bSecond treatments application (beginning of the second season)
  6. cCompared to the number of PPN at the beginning of the experiment (Pi)