This study was conducted
to evaluate the effects of some commercial microbial fertilizers on root-knot nematode Meloidoyne incognita and tomato growth. For this purpose, pot experiments were carried out in the study; Microbial
fertilizers consisting of Nematofix® (N), Rootsafer® (R), Phosfert® (P) and Endoryza®
(E) were evaluated as individual
and combinations (double, triple and quadruple). While none of the applications caused any increase for stem height in the plants without
nematode, some applications used by some combinations (N+R+P, N+P+E, R+P+E, and N+R+P+E) of microbial fertilizers caused significant changes compared to control (p<0.05). Plant stem dry weight and root fresh weight were positively affected compared to control
(p<0.05) only when all microbial
fertilizers were used together (N+R+P+E). This is the only application group where a statistically significant increase was observed in all of the plant criteria
relative to the control
in nematode-inoculated plants.
The lowest gall index (5.6) was detected
only in P treatment, while N only treatment had
the lowest egg number and
the reproductive index. Nematofix, which
reduces the reproduction of
M. incognita by
about 54% compared
to the control,
has the potential to be used with other control methods where this nematode
is a problem.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Research Article |
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Publication Date | June 30, 2018 |
Published in Issue | Year 2018 Volume: 5 Issue: 2 |