Indian Journal of Nematology

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

Effects of period of decomposition of oilseed cakes in soil on Meloidogyne incognita juveniles

  • Author:
  • B.K. Goswami, K. Vijayalakshmi
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 84 to 86

Division of Nematology, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi-110 012, India.

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Abstract

The toxicity of exudate from the soil amended with neem cake and Undi cake to Meloidogyne incognita increased upto 3 weeks of decomposition, where it was maximum, then decreased and by 6th week it was almost negligible. Undi cake was more toxic at 4th and 5th week than neem cake.

Keywords

Neem cake (Azadirachta indica), Undi cake (Calophyllum inophyllum), Meloidogyne incognita, decomposition period