Open AccessImpact Assessment of Neem Compost and Trichoderma harzianum Solution in the Control of Root Knot Nematode Disease on Cowpea
Author(s) -
T. I. Olabiyi,
Oladiran J. Ojo
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of phytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2313-1241
pISSN - 2312-9344
DOI - 10.33687/phytopath.005.02.1475
Subject(s) - trichoderma harzianum , root knot nematode , biology , neem cake , agronomy , sowing , nematode , compost , horticulture , biological pest control , nutrient , ecology , vermicompost
Efficacy of neem leaf based compost andTrichoderma harzianum solution were assessed on root knot nematode pest of two cowpea varieties at the screen house of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan during 2012 planting season. The two cowpea varieties which have been confirmed to be susceptible to root knot nematode, IT96D-610 and IT84S-2246-4 were the test crops. The experimental pots (10kg soil) were inoculated with 5,000 root knot nematode eggs. The treatments were neem compost and T. harzianum solution with application rates of 2 ton/ha and 1x10-7 spores respectively. The pots that were not treated served as the control. Each treatment was replicated 4 times while the statistical design was complete randomized design. Data were collected on the growth and yield of cowpea, and also on the nematode populations in the soil and cowpea root. The results indicated that neem compost and T. harzianum solution significantly increased the growth and yield of IT96D-610 and IT84S-2246-4 cowpea varieties grown in the root knot nematode inoculated soil. The populations of root knot nematode in the soil and cowpea root were significantly reduced. The level of root damage (root gall) was significantly reduced in the neem compost and T. harzianum treated cowpea when compared with the untreated control.