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The balanced NPK and biofertilizer treatment increased tomato shoot dry weight by 66.3% over the untreated check.
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e0“application balanced N-P-K @ 125-50-100 kg/ha and bio fertilizers (Azospirillum + Azotobacter + PSB) @ 6 kg/ha performed the best by increasing the plant height (80.6%), shoot fresh weight (66.3%), root fresh weight (77.3%), shoot dry weight (66.3%), root dry weight (64.2%), root volume (76.7%) with the corresponding decrease in root galls (75.8%) and final root knot nematode population in soil and root (74.8%) over …” Show full quote
t0“Tomato”
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M K Patra; B K Dash; J K Mahalik 2017. doi:10.13140/rg.2.2.26867.66087
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- Intervention effect All treatments except the untreated check significantly increased tomato growth parameters.
- Intervention effect All treatments except the untreated check significantly reduced root knot nematode multiplication on tomato.
- Intervention effect Balanced N-P-K plus Azospirillum, Azotobacter and PSB increased tomato height by 80.6% over the untreated check.
- Intervention effect The balanced NPK and biofertilizer treatment increased tomato shoot fresh weight by 66.3% over the untreated check.
- Intervention effect The balanced NPK and biofertilizer treatment increased tomato root fresh weight by 77.3% over the untreated check.
- Intervention effect The balanced NPK and biofertilizer treatment increased tomato root dry weight by 64.2% over the untreated check.
- Intervention effect The balanced NPK and biofertilizer treatment increased tomato root volume by 76.7% over the untreated check.
- Intervention effect The balanced NPK and biofertilizer treatment decreased tomato root galls by 75.8% over the untreated check.
- Intervention effect The balanced NPK and biofertilizer treatment decreased final root knot nematode population in soil and root by 74.8% over the untreated check.
- Recommendation The authors propose balanced NPK plus biofertilizers as a management option for Meloidogyne incognita in tomato.