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Research Paper | Agronomy | Volume 9 Issue 7, July 2020 | Pages: 1651 - 1663 | Costa Rica
Number of Nematicide Cycles per Year on Banana (Musa AAA cv VALERY) Root Nematode Control and Crop Yield
Abstract: The effect of the number of nematicide cycles per year on banana (Musa AAA cv. Valery) root weight, root nematode control and crop yield were compared in a commercial banana plantation in Ecuador testing five treatments in a randomized complete block design with six replicates. Treatments consisted of one, two, three or four nematicide cycles per year plus the untreated control. Averaging the 24 root nematode samplings after treatments application, the nematicide applications reduced R. similis (P= 0.0114) between 22 to 49 %, Helicotylenchus spp. (P= 0.0004) between 23 to 40 % and total nematode (P= 0.0002) populations between 25 to 45 %. At harvest, nematicide applications increased ratooning (P
Keywords: crop yield, Helicotylenchus spp, nematode control, Radopholus similis, root weight, total nematodes
How to Cite?: Cesar Chavez, David Rubio, Mauricio Tobar, Eduardo Salas, Mario Araya, "Number of Nematicide Cycles per Year on Banana (Musa AAA cv VALERY) Root Nematode Control and Crop Yield", Volume 9 Issue 7, July 2020, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 1651-1663, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR20722023421, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR20722023421