Effect of brown seaweeds and pesticides on root rotting fungi and root-knot nematode infecting tomato roots

Plants with therapeutic effects have received attention of scientists as an alternate method of disease control which protect the environment from the use of hazardous chemicals. Experiments were conducted in the greenhouse to determine the effect of brown seaweeds Spatoglossum asperum and Sargassum...

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Published inJournal of applied botany and food quality Vol. 83; no. 1
Main Authors V. Sultana, S. Ehteshamul-Haque, J. Ara, M. Athar
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Julius Kühn-Institut 01.12.2012
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Summary:Plants with therapeutic effects have received attention of scientists as an alternate method of disease control which protect the environment from the use of hazardous chemicals. Experiments were conducted in the greenhouse to determine the effect of brown seaweeds Spatoglossum asperum and Sargassum swartzii on pathogenic fungi and parasitic nematode infecting tomato roots. Application of brown seaweeds as soil amendment showed a significant (p
ISSN:1613-9216
1439-040X