International Journal for Asian Contemporary Research, 5(1): 7-12
Integrated Effect of Soil Solarization and Biofumigants on Soil-Borne Pathogens in Tomato
Received: 18 March, 2025 || Accepted: 20 April, 2025 || Published: 30 April 2025
A B S T R A C T
An experiment was conducted to evaluate the integrated effect of soil solarization and biofumigation on root-rot and root-knot diseases of tomato caused by Sclerotium rolfsii and Meloidogyne incognita. In vitro screening of mustard and marigold leaf extracts identified mustard as the most effective biofumigant, inhibiting radial growth (76.33%) and sclerotia formation (79.60%) of S. rolfsii. Selected biofumigant plants (mustard and marigold) were cultivated, chopped, and incorporated into the soil. The susceptible tomato variety ‘Moneymaker’ was used in field trials, where treatments included soil solarization and biofumigation alone or in combination. Among treatments, the combined application (T4) significantly reduced pre- and post-emergence seedling mortality, with the lowest disease incidence (25.37%) and severity (27.76%). Root-knot nematode severity was also lowest in solarized mustard-amended soil (4.37), followed by solarized marigold-amended soil (5.28). Egg mass production and galling index were considerably reduced under combined treatments. These results indicate that integrating soil solarization with biofumigation provides superior control of S. rolfsii and M. incognita compared to individual treatments.
Keywords: Solarization, Biofumigation, Sclerotium rolfsii, Meloidogyne incognita, Mustard and Marigold.
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To cite this article: Fatema, K., Sultana, S., Raihan, A.R., Akter, S., Sultana, J.N. and Mahmud, M.R. (2025Integrated Effect of Soil Solarization and Biofumigants on Soil-Borne Pathogens in Tomato. International Journal for Asian Contemporary Research, 5(1): 7-12.
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