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Table 8 Combined effect of basil, caraway, and fennel each with Trichoderma harzianum, T. viride, and T. vierns on certain vegetative growth parameters of pea infected by Meloidogyne incognita

From: Effect of certain organic amendments and Trichoderma species on the root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita, infecting pea (Pisum sativum L.) plants

 

Plant growth parameters

Average percentages of plant growth parameter increase

Treatments

Shoot length (cm)

% Inc.

Shoot fresh weight (g)

% Inc.

Shoot dry weight (g)

% Inc.

Root fresh weight (g)

% Inc.

Basil + Th

51ab

34.2

20.9b

148.8

10.3a

202.9

2.7de

42.1

107.0

Basil+ Tv

45 cd

18.4

21.9a

160.7

8.4b

147.1

3.0 cd

57.9

96.0

Basil +Tvi

53a

39.5

19.8c

135.7

5.3f

55.9

2.4ef

26.3

64.4

Average overall percentages

 

30.7

 

148.4

 

135.3

 

42.1

89.1

Caraway + Th

52a

36.8

19.1d

127.4

7.3c

114.7

3.5ab

84.2

90.8

Caraway + Tv

50ab

31.6

17.1e

103.6

6.1de

79.4

3.3bc

73.7

72.1

Caraway + Tvi

44 cd

15.8

20.5b

144.0

6.3de

85.3

2.5ef

31.6

69.2

Average overall percentages

 

28.1

 

125.0

 

93.1

 

63.2

77.4

Fennel + Th

52a

36.8

20.7b

146.4

6.5d

91.2

3.7a

94.7

92.3

Fennel + Tv

50ab

31.6

19.1d

127.4

7.6c

123.5

3.3bc

73.7

89.1

Fennel + Tvi

47bc

23.7

20.6b

145.2

8.6b

152.9

2.3f

21.1

85.7

Average overall percentages

49.7

30.7

 

139.7

 

122.5

 

63.2

89.0

Sorghum (carrier)

42de

10.5

9.1f

8.3

3.7 g

9.0

2.5ef

31.6

14.9

Carbofuran® 10%G

47bc

23.7

17.3e

106.0

5.9e

73.5

2.7de

42.1

61.3.

Nematode only (control)

38e

0.0

8.4 g

0.0

3.4 g

0.0

1.9 g

0.0

0.0

  1. Values are averages of 5 replicates. Values followed by the same letter(s) in a column are not significantly different at P ≤ 0.05. Inc increase