Management of Wilt Disease Complex Caused by Meloidogyne javanica and Fusarium Oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici on Tomato Using Some Plant Extracts

El-Shennawy, M. Z.; Abo-Kora, M. S.

doi:10.21608/jppp.2016.52433

Management of Wilt Disease Complex Caused by Meloidogyne javanica and Fusarium Oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici on Tomato Using Some Plant Extracts

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

M. Z. El-Shennawy ¹
M. S. Abo-Kora ²

¹ Agricultural Botany Dept.

² Economic Entomology and Agricultural Zoology Dept., Fac. of Agric., Menoufia Univ., Shibin El-Kom, Egypt.

10.21608/jppp.2016.52433

Abstract

This work was conducted to study the effect of some ethanolic plant extracts i.e. lemon grass, Cymbopogon citratus, lantana, Lantana indica, camphor, Cinnamomum camphora, African marigold, Tagetes erecta, chrysanthemum , Chrysanthemum indicum and Acacia senegal at two concentrations ( 3 and 5%) on the control of wilt disease complex on tomato caused by root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne javanica and the fungus , Fusarium oxysporum f.sp lycopersici under greenhouse conditions at the Experimental Farm, Faculty of Agriculture, Menoufia University, Shibin El-Kom, Egypt. The results showed that application of plant extracts significantly reduced the disease severity, disease incidence, population of M. javanica / 100 g soil and root gall index. Furthermore, all treatments enhanced plant growth. Extract of Cymbopogon citrates 5% gave the best results in the control of target pests, followed by Cinnamomum camphora 5%. On the other hand, Acacia sengegal extract 3% showed the least effects on the tested pests.

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