A study of the effectiveness of methyl bromide (MB) and some alternatives
were carried out to determine their effects on soil sterilization, densitY of
nematode and production of tomato (variety Karam) crop, under greenhouses
conditions in Banias
area, during 1999-2000.The treatments were as follows:
MB (57g/m2), Dazomet GR 98%, organic matter + solarization (Biofumigation)
and control. Results showed that the effectiveness in reducing the
total nematode density were 97.5%, 66.1%, 28.8 and 0% respectively. The root
knots index for Meloidogyne spp. were 0, 0.64, 0.83 and 1.83 respectively. The
Bio-fumigation treatment didn't have any effect on reducing the nematode
density, but increased the plant growth and yield. The crop yield were 190.67,
167.33, 185 and 157.67.kg/plot respectively and there was no significant
difference between the MB and the Bio-fumigation treatments.
A study of effectiveness of methyle bromide (MB) and two of its alternatives were
carried out to evaluate their impact on soil sterilization, the density of nematode
and on the growth and production of carnation crop. The experement was carried
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t in two plastic houses of 400m2 in Zabadani region during 1999-2000.The
treatments were as follows; MB(28g/m2), metam sodium (75cm3/m2), soil steaming
and control. The results showed significant-differences between the control and the
treatments, where the effectiveness of reducing the density of nematodes were
55.6%, 53.4%, 69.9% and 0% respectively. The soil steaming treatment encouraged
the plant vigour and harvest started earlier, but the average number of carnation
flowers for the different treatments were 28.3, 23.9, 32.8 and 23.8 (flowers during
each harvest day) respectively. Confirmed differences were found for yield, where
the highest number of carnation flowers were found in the plots treated with metam
sodium, and therefor we recommend using metam sodium as a part of integrated
pest management program of nematodes in carnation cultivatar.
In the summer of ١٩٩٨ at the Kearney Agric. Center-University of
California, two experiments were carried out to evaluate solarization methods
for disinfestation of nursery soil from soil born fungi and nematodes. On
rototilled sandy loam soil, ٢m
٢ x ٢٠cm high beds were shaped into place, each
experiment had ٥ treatments with ٣ replications, tow treatments received the
double tent over black or silver plastic. The other ٢ treatments had single tent.
In addition, a nontreated control was placed in the shade.
