Abstract
Tomato production faces significant challenges from fungal and bacterial diseases, often requiring chemical treatments. This study explores the potential of biopesticides derived from Erigeron floribundus and ripe banana peel-NaHCO3 as sustainable alternatives to conventional fungicides. A completely randomized design was employed to test the efficacy of the biopesticides. Local methods were used to prepare the extracts. Tomato plants were treated with ripe banana peel-NaHCO3, Erigeron floribundus, and a control (Dithane M45). Plant vigor, branch number, and disease incidence were monitored and recorded. Tomato plants treated with ripe banana peel-NaHCO3 showed increased vigor and similar branch numbers compared to those treated with Erigeron floribundus and the control. There was no significant difference in disease incidence between the biopesticides and Dithane M45. Both biopesticides were effective in disease protection and promoting yield, demonstrating their potential as sustainable alternatives to chemical treatments. The study concludes that ripe banana peel-NaHCO3 and Erigeron floribundus extracts are effective in protecting tomato plants from fungal and bacterial diseases while promoting growth and yield. Their non-toxic and environmentally friendly nature makes them suitable for sustainable tomato production.
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Claim · model-written summary
Tomato plants treated with ripe banana peel-NaHCO3 showed increased vigor compared with Erigeron floribundus and the control.
- Taxon
- Tomato
Solanum lycopersicume0 - Treatment
- ripe banana peel-NaHCO3e0
- Outcome
- vigore0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- Erigeron floribundus and the controle0
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Verbatim
e0“Tomato plants treated with ripe banana peel-NaHCO3 showed increased vigor and similar branch numbers compared to those treated with Erigeron floribundus and the control”
Claim · model-written summary
Tomato plants treated with ripe banana peel-NaHCO3 had branch numbers similar to those treated with Erigeron floribundus and the control.
- Taxon
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- ripe banana peel-NaHCO3e0
- Outcome
- branch numberse0
- Direction
- similare0
- Comparator
- Erigeron floribundus and the controle0
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Verbatim
e0“Tomato plants treated with ripe banana peel-NaHCO3 showed increased vigor and similar branch numbers compared to those treated with Erigeron floribundus and the control”
Claim · model-written summary
There was no significant difference in tomato disease incidence between the biopesticides and Dithane M45.
- Taxon
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- biopesticidese1
- Outcome
- disease incidencee1
- Direction
- no_changeinferrede1
- Comparator
- Dithane M45e1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Tomato plants treated with ripe banana peel-NaHCO3 showed increased vigor and similar branch numbers compared to those treated with Erigeron floribundus and the control”
e1“There was no significant difference in disease incidence between the biopesticides and Dithane M45”
Claim · model-written summary
Both biopesticides were effective in tomato disease protection and in promoting yield.
- Taxon
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- biopesticidese2
- Outcome
- disease protection and promoting yielde2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Tomato plants treated with ripe banana peel-NaHCO3 showed increased vigor and similar branch numbers compared to those treated with Erigeron floribundus and the control”
e2“Both biopesticides were effective in disease protection and promoting yield”
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