Potential of dual-purpose organic amendment for enhancing tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum M.) performance and mitigating seedling damage by mole cricket (Gryllotalpa africana spp.)

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2017

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SCIENCEDOMAIN international

Abstract

Pesticides, fungicides and fertilizers are scarce and expensive for smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) coupled with potential negative externalities. This research tested the efficacy of locally produced dual-purpose organic amendment for improving tomato protection and yield, compared with synthetic pesticides and fertilizers. Conclusion: The dual- purpose organic amendment is an effective sustainable alternative for improving tomato protection and yield compared to inorganic inputs. Treatment was negatively correlated with tomato seedling damage by mole cricket (r = −0.86), with 100% efficacy in the organic treatment compared to 90% in the inorganic treatment and 80% in the control (P = .05)

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BLIGHT, MOLE CRICKET, MACUNA, PIPER, TITHONIA, SOUTH OF SAHARA, SMALLHOLDERS, APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY, PESTICIDES, ORGANIC FERTILIZERS

Citation

Ngosong, C., Tanyi, C. B., Njume, C. A., Mfombep, P. M., Okolle, J. N., Njock, T. E., ... & Tening, A. S. Potential of Dual-Purpose Organic Amendment for Enhancing Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum M.) Performance and Mitigating Seedling Damage by Mole Cricket (Gryllotalpa africana spp.). (2017). International Journal of Plant & Soil Science, 20(6). DOI: 10.9734/IJPSS/2017/38666

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