TY  - JOUR
T1  - Root-Gall Nematode Disease of Pineapple as Affected by Seed Material, Amount and Type of Organic Soil Amendment
AU - , C.M. Agu 
JO  - Plant Sciences Research
VL  - 1
IS  - 2
SP  - 36
EP  - 39
PY  - 2008
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1995-476x
DO  - psres.2008.36.39
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=psres.2008.36.39
KW  - Pineapple
KW  -crown
KW  -slip
KW  -sucker
KW  -root-gall
KW  -poultry manure
KW  -pig dung
KW  -sawdust
KW  -Owerri
KW  -Imo State
KW  -Nigeria
AB  - Effects of seed material, amount and type of organic soil amendment on root-gall nematode disease of pineapple were assessed. The study was conducted in a 3×3×3 factorial experiment in randomized complete block design replicated 4 times. Planted pineapple crowns, slips and suckers were treated with 0.00, 1.50 and 3.00 tons ha <SUP>1</SUP> of poultry manure, sawdust and pigdung. Results showed that plants propagated from pineapple crowns were most susceptible to the disease at 0.00 tons ha <SUP>1</SUP> of organic soil amendment. The disease however decreased in all the seed materials as rates of the organic soil amendments increased. At 3.00 tons ha <SUP>1</SUP> of poultry manure application, no root-gall damage occurred in any of the pineapple plants. Highest fresh fruit weight obtained on crown propagated plants occurred at this 3.00 tons ha <SUP>1</SUP> of  poultry  manure  application.
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