Soil Solarization and Amendment Using Clove (syzygium Aromaticum )in Control of Fusarium Oxysporum F. Sp. Lycopersici
1 Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Benin, P.M.B. 1154, Benin City
* Corresponding author: atadekunle@gmail.com
* Corresponding author: atadekunle@gmail.com
Abstract
Soil treatment using solarization and amendment with ground clove (Syzygium aromaticaum) was carried out in a screen house experiment to control Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Lycopersici. The study evaluated two thickness of clear polyethene plastic, two concentrations of ground clove as well as a combination of the treatments. Colony counts for F. oxysporum were carried out for samples from all treatments and the highest count of 1.8 x 105 cfu/g was observed from the control. There was a reduction in the colony over the eight week period.
Keywords
solarization
lycopersici
aromaticum
amendment
How to Cite
T., A. A., & S., O. (2013). Soil Solarization and Amendment Using Clove (syzygium Aromaticum )in Control of Fusarium Oxysporum F. Sp. Lycopersici. Nigerian Journal of Soil Science, 23(2), 142-145.
A. A. T., and O. S., "Soil Solarization and Amendment Using Clove (syzygium Aromaticum )in Control of Fusarium Oxysporum F. Sp. Lycopersici," Nigerian Journal of Soil Science, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 142-145, August 2013.
