Table 7.
The root galling rate (%), egg mass numbers and the plant height and weight of water spinach planted in RKN-infested soil treated with different concentrations of LTM-m for 14 days before planting
| Treatment | Disease control | Plant growth | ||
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| Galling rate | Egg mass number | Plant height per pot | Plant weight per pot (g) | |
| Blank (water only) | - | - | 37.3 ± 2.7 aa | 4.9 ± 0.6 a |
| CK (nematode only) | 38.3 ± 6.1 ab | 21.3 ± 4.3 a | 27.8 ± 1.8 b | 5.2 ± 0.6 a |
| 0.08% | 8.8 ± 1.8 b | 5.1 ± 1.4 b | 32.6 ± 2.0 a | 6.2 ± 0.8 a |
| 0.16% | 8.4 ± 1.6 b | 4.9 ± 0.8 b | 31.3 ± 2.2 a | 5.0 ± 0.7 a |
| 0.24% | 5.9 ± 1.3 b | 3.6 ± 0.8 b | 33.1 ± 1.9 a | 6.1 ± 0.8 a |
RKN, root knot nematode.
a,b
Data was presented as means ± SE (n = 21), means in the same column followed by the same letter are not significantly different (P = 0.05) according to least significant difference test.