Comparative efficacy of cucurbitacin phytonematicides and Velum on growth and fruit quality of watermelon cultivar ‘Congo’ and suppression of Meloidogyne enterolobii under field conditions

Globally, the guava root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne enterolobii) is becoming an emerging threat of note in crops with or without Mi resistance genes. Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) cultivars are highly susceptible to Meloidogyne species, with all cultivars without genotypes with resistance to the ge...

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Main Authors: Kgabo Martha Pofu, Phatu William Mashela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-12-01
Series:Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica. Section B, Soil and Plant Science
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09064710.2021.1993323