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Evaluation of mushroom compost for the bio control root-knot nematode

Abbasi, A. Mohammadi Torkashvan, H. Rahanandeh

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12692/ijb/5.8.147-153

Int. J. Biosci. 5(8), 147-153. October, 2014. (PDF)

Abstract:

The collection of infected roots to Meloidogyne javanica nematode of tomato cherry variety, in a greenhouse of Neyshabor city, Iran, carries to laboratory, then sectional and insemination to amount one gram of infection roots to  Meloidogyne javanicain African violet Media to treatments oyster mushroom compost  Pleurotuso streatus variety in 30%, 50% and 70% density for control Meloidogyne javanica  in African violet (Saintpaulia ionantha) media. The present research in format trial on base plan randomize complete block to with 5 treatments and 3 replications was conducted in 15 plots. Qualitative and quantitative traits such as shoot fresh weight, dry weight, number of leaves and effect compost concentration of oyster mushroom cultivation in beds of violets on nematode egg number and nematode number. The result showed that increasing concentration of compost fungal nematode population dropped so significantly reduce the nematode population at 70 percent. Also in this study, egg number, nematode number and properties of shoot fresh weight significant but root fresh weight, dry weight and leaf number not significant.