Journal of Nematology (2006) 38, p. 273 (Haroutunian et al.)

G. Haroutunian, S.L. Hafez and F. Marion-Poll (2006)
Management of Meloidogyne incognita with Raphanus sativus oleifera and Eruca vesicaria sativa on cucumber in Lebanon
Journal of Nematology 38 (2), 273-273
Abstracts of Society of Nematologists 45th Annual Meeting, Lihue, Hawaii, 18-21 June 2006
Abstract: An experiment was conducted in a commercial green house to find out the efficacy of oil radish (Raphanus sativus spp. Var. Boss) and arugula (Eruca vesicaria sativa) for the control of Meloidogyne incognita in greenhouse grown cucumber. The experiment was in a completely randomized block design with five treatments and four replications each including an untreated control. The treatments were fallow, methyl bromide (1,000 kg/Ha), biofumigation crops (oil radish) with and without plastic cover and arugula with plastic cover. Oil radish and arugula seeds were sown in specific treatment plots inside the greenhouse at the rate of 30 kg per Ha, and the resulting crop was incorporated to the soil after six weeks, when plants reached 35-40 cm of height. Transparent polythene film of 50 microns thickness was used to cover some of the treated plots, while others were left uncovered. After two weeks polythene films were removed, the soil was aerated and cucumber seedlings were transplanted. Ten plants were marked in the middle of each treatment area, and plant vigor and fruit yield were recorded. Data indicated that after 12 weeks of harvest, the highest fruit yield resulted from the oil radish and arugula areas covered with polyethylene (respectively 1895 g and 1890 g per plant), followed by the methyl bromide treated plots (1824 g). Uncovered oil radish plots yielded 1758 g. while untreated fallow plots only yielded 1076 g. There was no significant difference in yield between methyl bromide treated and both oil radish and arugula areas covered with polyethylene.
Database assignments for author(s): Saad L. Hafez, Frédéric Marion-Poll

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
environment - cropping system/rotation
control - general

---

Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Meloidogyne incognita	Cucumber (Cucumis sativus)	Lebanon