Table 2 Effect of different concentrations of both Eruca sativa L. and Sinapis alba L. seed powder and herbicide Basamid on growth parameters of Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. at 45 days from transplanting. (average of the two seasons)

Healthy control

47.4

18.7

16.15

1.65

36.43

6.95

6.37

3.11

Infected control (I)*

32.1

15.2

9.13

1.00

14.80

3.41

2.75

1.48

(I) + Basamid 0.2 g/pot

48.2

18.6

13.40

1.32

30.60

6.43

5.62

2.77

(I) + Eruca sativa 5 g/kg soil

35.1

16.8

11.60

1.24

24.90

4.86

4.63

2.11

(I) + Eruca sativa 10 g/kg soil

39.2

17.9

13.00

1.31

28.80

5.33

5.35

2.31

(I) + Eruca sativa 15 g/kg soil

39.8

19.8

17.30

1.56

39.25

5.82

6.86

2.58

(I) + Eruca sativa 30 g/kg soil

50.7

20.8

19.28

2.00

48.20

7.81

8.64

3.49

(I) + Eruca sativa 45 g/kg soil

55.1

24.7

21.25

2.40

56.63

9.47

9.27

4.17

(I) + Sinapis alba 5 g/kg soil

33.4

16.5

10.80

1.21

21.40

4.65

3.98

2.02

(I) + Sinapis alba 10 g/kg soil

38.7

17.4

12.40

1.27

27.20

5.21

5.05

2.26

(I) + Sinapis alba 15 g/kg soil

41.9

18.6

14.99

1.35

34.10

5.52

6.13

2.38

(I) + Sinapis alba 30 g/kg soil

50.2

20.3

18.84

1.86

44.96

7.43

8.45

3.21

(I) + Sinapis alba 45 g/kg soil

52.3

22.5

19.85

2.20

51.71

8.98

8.76

3.95

LSD at 5%

2.9

2.0

1.60

0.25

2.28

0.97

0.34

0.23