Table 1 Effects of NPK, Azotobacter chroococcum, and Bacillus wiedmannii NRC211 on peanut plants cv. Giza 6 infested with Meloidogyne javanica under field conditions
Treatments | #Freq. of app | ##Initial Pop | J2/250 g soil after one month | J2/250 g soil after two month | ###Final pop./250 g soil | % Red | No. of galls/5 g roots | % Red | No of Egg masses/5 g roots | % Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NPK | 1 2 3 | 477 a 476 a 475a | 450 de 453 cd 414 ij | 629 cd 577 e 557 ef | 767 b 638 f 502 r | 57.5 66.8 73.8 | 123 b 116 c 92.0 hi | 62.6 64.7 72.0 | 77 b 68 d 59 gh | 61.6 66.1 70.1 |
A z | 1 2 3 | 474 a 475 a 478 a | 475 bc 456 bc 447 de | 625 cd 569 e 543 fg | 671 e 566 j 430 r | 64.9 70.5 77.7 | 113 c 103 e 100 ef | 65.6 68.6 69.6 | 77 b 68 d 60 gh | 61.6 66.2 70.1 |
Bw | 1 2 3 | 475 a 476 a 476 a | 462 bc 429 gh 443 ef | 522 h 484 i 489 i | 541 m 481 o 423 s | 71.8 75.0 78.0 | 102 e 98.0 fg 90.0 ij | 68.9 70.2 72.6 | 66 de 59 gh 51 jl | 67.2 70.6 74.6 |
Az + Bw | 1 2 3 | 476 a 474 a 475 a | 423 hi 410 j 415 de | 530 gh 450 j 440 j | 556 l 448 p 373 t | 93.0 93,6 94.8 | 94.0 h 82.0 L 69.0 m | 71.4 75.0 79.0 | 58 gh 50 l 40 m | 71.1 75.1 80.1 |
NPK + Az | 1 2 3 | 477 a 473a 473a | 469 bc 445 ef 434 fg | 632 c 589 cd 624 cd | 741 c 585 h 430 r | 61.5 89.3 77.5 | 108 d 100 e 95.0 gh | 67.1 69.6 71.1 | 69 d 64 ef 57 hi | 65.6 68.1 71.6 |
NPK + Bw | 1 2 3 | 472 a 478 a 479 a | 477 b 454 bc 453 cd | 652 b 621 cd 609 cd | 704 d 631 g 581 i | 63.0 67.3 69.9 | 108 d 101 ef 92.0 hi | 67.1 69.3 72.2 | 73 c 64 ef 54 ij | 63.6 68.1 73.1 |
NPK + Az + Bw | 1 2 3 | 471 a 476 a 474 a | 462 be 449 de 455 bc | 631 c 613 cd 607 d | 671 e 557 l 440 q | 64.7 71.0 77.7 | 113 c 98.0 fg 88.0 j | 65.6 70.2 73.2 | 77 b 61 fg 52 jl | 64.6 69.6 74.6 |
Control | 473 | 473 a | 561 a | 897 a | 1911 a | – | 329 a | – | 201 a | – |