Table 4. Effects of application of Camellia seed cake on biomass and nematode densities of banana plants 60 days after transplantation in the pot experiments (second-season).
| Treatment | Plant height (cm) | Stem diameter (mm) | Fresh weight of shoots (g) | Dry weight of shoots (g) | Fresh weight of roots (g) | Nematode density in roots (individuals 10 g−1 root biomass) | Nematode density in soil (individuals 100 g−1 dry soil) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CK | 20.9±1.55c | 28.83±0.75d | 160.71±20.69b | 14.74±0.42c | 118.91±14.12a | 980±65.57a | 870±52.92c |
| A | 26.37±1.02a | 34.80±0.36a | 245.22±4.92a | 24.52±0.49a | 145.04±29.90a | 703.33±65.06c | 1393.33±30.55a |
| B | 23.77±1.19b | 33.67±0.45b | 185.10±12.67b | 18.51±1.27b | 137.32±19.10a | 840±26.46b | 993.33±75.72b |
| C | 21.5±0.61c | 32.43±0.12c | 174.27±5.78b | 17.53±0.61b | 117.41±18.15a | 886.67±20.82b | 923.33±41.63bc |
All values are the mean of five replicates. Numbers following “±” represent the standard errors (SE). Different letters in the same column indicate statistically significant differences at the 0.05 probability level according to the Duncan test.