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dc.contributor.authorRotimi, M.
dc.contributor.authorSpeijer, P.
dc.contributor.authorDe Waele, D.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:36:28Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:36:28Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.identifier.citationRotimi, M.O., Speijer, P.R. & De Waele, D. (2004). Effect ofšoil moisture and organic matter levels on plantain root reaction to Radopholus similis. International Journal of Nematology, 14(2).
dc.identifier.issn1368-8774
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/6254
dc.description.abstractThe influence of some edaphic factors (soil moisture and organic matter) on plantain susceptibility to Radopholus similis was studied on cultivar Agbagba in a shade house. Densities of R. similis increased with increasing soil moisture level and were highest at field capacity revealing that at the peak of the rainy season, high densities could be expected under plantain cultivar Agbagba under field conditions. Slow drying out of soil strongly impaired root health. The implication of this is that although densities of R. similis might be low in the dry season, heavy damage is axpected on cultivar Agbagba if R. similis is present. Nematode densities recovered decreased with increasing organic matter level. A medium that supported high densities of R. similisalso allowed a high degree of necrosis, while dead root incidence increased with increasing organic matter level. This indicates that limiting food availability could have been resposible for the nematode population decrease. Highest root weight was obtained in a medium that supported low densities of R. similis, suggesting that low nematode pressure could enhance root growth of Agbagba.
dc.description.sponsorshipFederal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectRoots
dc.subjectPlantains
dc.subjectDamage
dc.subjectRoot Knot Nematodes
dc.subjectNecrosis
dc.titleEffect of soil moisture and organic matter levels on plantain root reaction to Radopholus similis
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.affiliationFederal University of Technology, Akure
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationKatholieke Universiteit, Leuven
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectPlantain
cg.iitasubjectPlant Diseases
cg.iitasubjectDisease Control
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
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