Table 5. Effects of application of Camellia seed cake on biomass and nematode densities of banana plants 60 days after transplantation in the pot experiments (third-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 | 20.53±0.49c | 27.53±0.7d | 158.76±21.63b | 14.9±0.24c | 115.79±13.51a | 975.67±48.02a | 831.83±46.47c |
| A | 27.77±0.45a | 34.6±1.63a | 240.18±14.33a | 25.01±0.45a | 135.67±13.83a | 665±36.26c | 1441.6±56.26a |
| B | 24.87±1.24b | 32.27±0.50b | 175.27±6.50b | 17.80±0.92b | 127.58±13.87a | 820±43.44b | 1013.8±64.50b |
| C | 20.80±0.72c | 29.73±0.55c | 163.28±8.31b | 17.36±0.57b | 118.83±18.14a | 871±22.61b | 918.62±43.38bc |
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.