{"title":"Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus species differed in bio-control potential on pepper genotypes infected with Meloidogyne incognita","authors":"I. Udo, J. Akpan, O. Bello, V. Otie","doi":"10.1080/19315260.2023.2187504","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Root-knot nematode Meloidogyne spp. causes galls on pepper (Capsicum spp L.) roots leading to yield loss. Root-knot disease control in pepper with chemical nematicides is effective but environmental and health concerns are serious drawbacks. Use of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) for control may present a solution. A screenhouse experiment was conducted to assess bio-control efficacy of 4 AMF species against Meloidogyne incognita infecting pepper genotypes with known resistance. Septoglomus deserticola and Funneliformis mosseae were the most efficient (p = .05) AMF species in inhibiting nematode infection, enhancing growth and fruit yield of pepper genotypes. Averaged across pepper genotypes, S. deserticola increased fresh fruit yield by 2.42% and 6.98% compared with Claroideoglomus claroideum and Gigaspora gigantea, respectively, while F. mosseae increased it by 1.43% and 5.95%, respectively. These AMF species might be used as bio-control agents of M. incognita infecting these pepper genotypes.","PeriodicalId":40028,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Vegetable Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Journal of Vegetable Science","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19315260.2023.2187504","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"Agricultural and Biological Sciences","Score":null,"Total":0}
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ABSTRACT Root-knot nematode Meloidogyne spp. causes galls on pepper (Capsicum spp L.) roots leading to yield loss. Root-knot disease control in pepper with chemical nematicides is effective but environmental and health concerns are serious drawbacks. Use of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) for control may present a solution. A screenhouse experiment was conducted to assess bio-control efficacy of 4 AMF species against Meloidogyne incognita infecting pepper genotypes with known resistance. Septoglomus deserticola and Funneliformis mosseae were the most efficient (p = .05) AMF species in inhibiting nematode infection, enhancing growth and fruit yield of pepper genotypes. Averaged across pepper genotypes, S. deserticola increased fresh fruit yield by 2.42% and 6.98% compared with Claroideoglomus claroideum and Gigaspora gigantea, respectively, while F. mosseae increased it by 1.43% and 5.95%, respectively. These AMF species might be used as bio-control agents of M. incognita infecting these pepper genotypes.
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The International Journal of Vegetable Science features innovative articles on all aspects of vegetable production, including growth regulation, pest management, sustainable production, harvesting, handling, storage, shipping, and final consumption. Researchers, practitioners, and academics present current findings on new crops and protected culture as well as traditional crops, examine marketing trends in the commercial vegetable industry, and address vital issues of concern to breeders, production managers, and processors working in all continents where vegetables are grown.