Paper · 2025 · European Journal of Plant Pathology

The combination of composted animal manure and plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria is a sustainable biofertilizer and bionematicide for grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) cultivars

Osama M. M. Khder; Ramadan M. El-Ashry; Ahmed M. A. El-Deeb; et al.

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Abstract

Abstract Root-knot nematodes (RKN) cause extensive damage to grapevine cultivars. RKN-resistant grapevine rootstocks remain vulnerable to biotic and abiotic stresses. This study aimed to determine the influence of composted animal manures (CAMs) [chicken manure (CM), cow manure (CowM), and sheep manure (SM)] with or without plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) on the population of Meloidogyne incognita , free-living nematodes (FLNs) and predaceous nematodes (PNs) residing in the soils of vineyard cultivars (Flame, Superior and Prime). The nematodes were isolated from grapevine roots and rhizosphere soils, then the absolute frequency of occurrence (FO), relative FO, prominence value (PV), and population density (PD) were assessed. The impact of CAMs and PGPR on the growth parameters, fruit output, and quality of three grapevine varieties was subsequently evaluated. Eight treatments included a control without CAMs or PGPR amendments, the CAMs alone, or CAM treatments combined with PGPR. The results showed that FLNs and PNs were more abundant in Prime than Flame or Superior cultivars when poor sandy loam soils were supplied with CAMs. Among all tested manures, CM was the best treatment as a nematicide. This was evident from the decreased numbers of M. incognita and increased numbers of FLNs and PNs in grapevine fields. Compared to the soil-applied oxamyl (a systemic nematicide), which was efficiently suppressive on M. incognita for two months, CM significantly ( P < 0.05) decreased PD of the phytonematodes for five months, improved soil structure and enhanced the soil biological activities. There were significant ( P < 0.05) increases in the number of leaves/vines by 79.9, 78.8, and 73.1%; and total fruit weight/vine by 76.9, 75.0, and 73.0% in Flame, Superior, and Prime varieties, respectively, compared to untreated vines. Regardless of the cultivar, soils amended with CM + PGPR achieved the lowest number of M. incognita among all other treatments, followed by SM + PGPR and CowM + PGPR. It was concluded that CAMs amendment, mainly CM, along with PGPR in poor sandy soils of temperate areas, is considered a sustainable approach for reducing parasitic nematodes and improving agricultural management.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Flame had 79.9% more number of leaves/vines than untreated vines.

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Vitis
Vitis · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Victor M. Vicente Selvas · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“There were significant ( P < 0.05) increases in the number of leaves/vines by 79.9, 78.8, and 73.1%; and total fruit weight/vine by 76.9, 75.0, and 73.0% in Flame, Superior, and Prime varieties, respectively, compared to untreated vines.”

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“grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) cultivars”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Flame had 76.9% more total fruit weight/vine than untreated vines.

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Vitis
Vitis · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Victor M. Vicente Selvas · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“There were significant ( P < 0.05) increases in the number of leaves/vines by 79.9, 78.8, and 73.1%; and total fruit weight/vine by 76.9, 75.0, and 73.0% in Flame, Superior, and Prime varieties, respectively, compared to untreated vines.”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Superior had 78.8% more number of leaves/vines than untreated vines.

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Vitis · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Victor M. Vicente Selvas · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“There were significant ( P < 0.05) increases in the number of leaves/vines by 79.9, 78.8, and 73.1%; and total fruit weight/vine by 76.9, 75.0, and 73.0% in Flame, Superior, and Prime varieties, respectively, compared to untreated vines.”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Superior had 75.0% more total fruit weight/vine than untreated vines.

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Vitis · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Victor M. Vicente Selvas · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“There were significant ( P < 0.05) increases in the number of leaves/vines by 79.9, 78.8, and 73.1%; and total fruit weight/vine by 76.9, 75.0, and 73.0% in Flame, Superior, and Prime varieties, respectively, compared to untreated vines.”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Prime had 73.1% more number of leaves/vines than untreated vines.

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Vitis
Vitis · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Victor M. Vicente Selvas · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“There were significant ( P < 0.05) increases in the number of leaves/vines by 79.9, 78.8, and 73.1%; and total fruit weight/vine by 76.9, 75.0, and 73.0% in Flame, Superior, and Prime varieties, respectively, compared to untreated vines.”

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“grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) cultivars”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Prime had 73.0% more total fruit weight/vine than untreated vines.

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Vitis
Vitis · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Victor M. Vicente Selvas · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“There were significant ( P < 0.05) increases in the number of leaves/vines by 79.9, 78.8, and 73.1%; and total fruit weight/vine by 76.9, 75.0, and 73.0% in Flame, Superior, and Prime varieties, respectively, compared to untreated vines.”

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“grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) cultivars”

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Associationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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With manure, free-living and predaceous nematodes were more abundant in Prime than Flame or Superior.

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Outcome
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Vitis
Vitis · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Victor M. Vicente Selvas · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“FLNs and PNs were more abundant in Prime than Flame or Superior cultivars when poor sandy loam soils were supplied with CAMs.”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Chicken manure decreased Meloidogyne incognita numbers.

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grapevineVitise0
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Outcome
decreased numbers of M. incognitae0
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Vitis
Vitis · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Victor M. Vicente Selvas · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Meloidogyne incognita
Meloidogyne incognita · InteractorPhoto by William Wergin and Richard Sayre. Colorized by Stephen Ausmus. U.S. Department of Agriculture · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“This was evident from the decreased numbers of M. incognita and increased numbers of FLNs and PNs in grapevine fields.”

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“Among all tested manures, CM was the best treatment as a nematicide.”

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“grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) cultivars”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Chicken manure increased free-living and predaceous nematode numbers.

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grapevineVitise0
Treatment
CMe1
Outcome
numbers of FLNs and PNse0
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increasede0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Vitis
Vitis · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Victor M. Vicente Selvas · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“This was evident from the decreased numbers of M. incognita and increased numbers of FLNs and PNs in grapevine fields.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1226–1344 · show in text ↑
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“Among all tested manures, CM was the best treatment as a nematicide.”

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“grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) cultivars”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Chicken manure suppressed phytonematode population density for five months.

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grapevineVitist0
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CMe0
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PD of the phytonematodese0
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decreasede0
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Vitis
Vitis · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Victor M. Vicente Selvas · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“CM significantly ( P < 0.05) decreased PD of the phytonematodes for five months”

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“grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) cultivars”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Chicken manure improved soil structure and soil biological activities.

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grapevineVitist0
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CMe1
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soil structure and enhanced the soil biological activitiese0
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improvede0

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Vitis
Vitis · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Victor M. Vicente Selvas · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“improved soil structure and enhanced the soil biological activities”

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“CM significantly ( P < 0.05) decreased PD of the phytonematodes for five months”

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“grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) cultivars”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Chicken manure plus PGPR gave the lowest Meloidogyne incognita count across cultivars.

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Treatment
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number of M. incognitae0
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loweste0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Vitis
Vitis · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Victor M. Vicente Selvas · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Meloidogyne incognita
Meloidogyne incognita · InteractorPhoto by William Wergin and Richard Sayre. Colorized by Stephen Ausmus. U.S. Department of Agriculture · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“Regardless of the cultivar, soils amended with CM + PGPR achieved the lowest number of M. incognita among all other treatments, followed by SM + PGPR and CowM + PGPR.”

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