Table 3 Effects of fusant Bas 8, Bacillus thuringiensis, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Paecilomyces lilacinus, Trichoderma harzianum, and oxamyl on peanut plants cv. Giza 6 infected with root-knot nematode Meloidogyne javanica under field conditions
Treatments | Initial pop. 250/g soil | Final pop. | % Red | Root galls/5 g roots | Egg masses/5 g roots | Peanut production | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % Red. | No. | % Red. | kg | % Inc. | ||||
Oxamyl (positive control) | 901 a | 140 e | 91.2 | 42.0 fg | 66.4 | 28.0 cd | 73.3 | 5.5 e | 52.8 |
Fusant Bas 8 | 907 a | 253 d | 84.3 | 55.0 d | 56.0 | 43.0 c | 59.1 | 7.6 cd | 111.1 |
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) | 908 a | 256 d | 84.1 | 42.0 fg | 66.4 | 30.o cd | 71.4 | 9.1 bc | 152.7 |
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (Yeast) | 902 a | 352 c | 78.0 | 37.0 fg | 70.4 | 19.0 f | 81.9 | 7.2 d | 100.o |
Paecilomyces lilacinus | 900 a | 532 b | 66.6 | 56.od | 55.2 | 42.0 cd | 60.0 | 9.6 ab | 166.6 |
Trichoderma hazianum | 904 a | 242 d | 85.o | 36.0 g | 71.2 | 25 .0 ef | 76.1 | 8.3 bc | 130.5 |
Yeast+ usant Bas 8 | 898 a | 239 d | 85.00 | 75.0 c | 40.0 | 58 b | 44.7 | 4.9 ef | 36.1 |
Yeast + Bt | 903 a | 247 d | 84.6 | 45.0 ef | 64.0 | 27 de | 74.2 | 7.2 d | 100.0 |
Yeast+ P. lilacinus | 908 a | 255 d | 84.2 | 52.de | 58.4 | 36 cd | 65.7 | 8.6 bc | 138.8 |
Yeast+ T. harzianum | 900 a | 270 d | 83.1 | 37.fg | 70.4 | 25 ef | 76.2 | 10.9 a | 202.7 |
Infected untreated (negative control) | 907 a | 609 a | - | 125.0 a | - | 105 a | - | 3.6 f | - |