The effectiveness of Biofumigants from Brassicaceae and Non-Brassicaceae to control root knot Nematodes on tomato

Abstract

Root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) are considered as one of the main limiting factors in crop production systems. Currently, several eco-friendly root-knot nematodes control technologies have been developed, one of which is biofumigants. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of biofumigants from Brassicaceae and Non-Brassicaceae to control root-knot nematodes. The study was conducted using a one-factor Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with 5 treatments. The results showed that the application of biofumigants from both brassicaceae and non-brassicaceae had no significant effect on the height and number of leaves of tomato. The effectiveness of cabbage biofumigant suppressing the population of RKN in this study was 69.5% compared to control (untreatment). While the treatment of sorghum biofumigant was the better treatment as a biofumigant plant from Non-Brassicaceae with an effectiveness level of suppressing the population of RKN was 55.8% compared to control. While the effectiveness level of suppressing the population of RKN biofumigant tagetes was 36.6% compared to control.