Table 5 Occurrence of wilt pathogens (bacteria and fungi) in post-solarized soil
S/N | Sample | Bacteria species | Fungi species | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ralstonia solanacearum (pathogenic species) | Aspergillus and yeast species | ||||||
Load (cfu/g soil) | Score | Rating | Load (cfu/g soil) | Score | Rating | ||
1 | Plastic sheet alone | 3 × 102 | + | Mild | 2.0 × 102 | + | Mild |
2 | Plastic sheet + compost | 0 | 0 | Nil | 0 | 0 | Nil |
3 | Compost alone (non-solarized) | 0 | 0 | Nil | 0 | 0 | Nil |
4 | Non-solarized alone (Control) | 6.5 × 103 | + | Mild | 0 | 0 | Nil |