Abstract
Radopholus similis is the most destructive plant parasitic nematode in banana production systems. A glasshouse experiment was carried out to evaluate the effect of legume intercrops on R. similis population and damage level in banana. A trial was laid out in a randomised complete block design with five treatments and five replications. The treatments were banana/cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) intercrop, banana/sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea) intercrop, sole banana, sole banana with nematicide (Fenamiphos) and sole cowpea. Sunn hemp intercrop was suppressing R. similis population densities and reduced banana root damage the most compared to tested treatments. The legume intercropped banana plants had a significantly higher fresh root mass as the sole-cropped banana with nematicide while the sole-cropped banana without nematicide had significantly lowest fresh root mass. Sunn hemp and cowpea legumes are recommended for adoption by smallholder banana farmers as alternatives to nematicide use.
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Claim · model-written summary
Sunn hemp intercropping suppressed R. similis population density most among tested treatments.
- Taxon
- bananae0
- Treatment
- Sunn hemp intercrope0
- Interactor
- R. similis
Radopholus similise0pathogen - Outcome
- R. similis population densitiese0
- Direction
- suppressinge0
- Comparator
- tested treatmentse0
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Verbatim
e0“Sunn hemp intercrop was suppressing R. similis population densities and reduced banana root damage the most compared to tested treatments.”
Claim · model-written summary
Sunn hemp intercropping reduced banana root damage most among tested treatments.
- Taxon
- bananae0
- Treatment
- Sunn hemp intercrope0
- Interactor
- R. similisRadopholus similise0pathogen
- Outcome
- banana root damagee0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Comparator
- tested treatmentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Sunn hemp intercrop was suppressing R. similis population densities and reduced banana root damage the most compared to tested treatments.”
Claim · model-written summary
Legume intercropped banana had significantly greater fresh root mass than banana grown alone with nematicide.
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e0“The legume intercropped banana plants had a significantly higher fresh root mass as the sole-cropped banana with nematicide while the sole-cropped banana without nematicide had significantly lowest fresh root mass.”
Claim · model-written summary
Banana grown alone without nematicide had the significantly lowest fresh root mass.
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e0“the sole-cropped banana without nematicide had significantly lowest fresh root mass.”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend sunn hemp and cowpea intercrops to smallholder banana farmers as alternatives to nematicides.
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e0“Sunn hemp and cowpea legumes are recommended for adoption by smallholder banana farmers as alternatives to nematicide use.”
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