Indian Journal of Nematology

SCOPUS
  • Year: 1987
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue: 1

Preliminary studies on the effect of solarisation on phytonematodes of betelvine

  • Author:
  • M. Sivakumar, T. Marimuthu
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 58 to 59

All India Co-ordinated Research Project on Betelvine Diseases, Tamilnadu Agricultural University, Velur, Tamilnadu, India.

Abstract

Preliminary studies with white polythene mulching on beds prepared for planting betel vine (Piper betle L.) 15 days before planting seeds of agathi (Seabania sp.), the common shade crop for betelvlne, revealed high reduction in nematode populations. White polythene sheet covering increased soil temperature to 44.1"C.

Keywords

Solarisation, Hirschmanniella sp., Polythene mulching