Powdered neem seed and cake for management of the banana weevil,cosmopolites sordidus, and parasitic nematodes |
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Authors: | T. Musabyimana R. C. Saxena E. W. Kairu C. K. P. O. Ogol Z. R. Khan |
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Affiliation: | (1) International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), Nairobi, Kenya;(2) Centre de Recherche et de Développement en Horticulture, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada J3B 3E6;(3) Dept. of Zoology, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya |
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Abstract: | Field trials were conducted in Kenya with ‘Nakyetengu’, an East African highland banana cultivar (AAA-EA), highly susceptible to banana pests. Regardless of soil fertility levels, incorporation around the plant base of powdered neem(Azadirachta indica A. Juss.) seed or cake at 60-100 g/mat at 4-month intervals, gave better control of the banana weevil,Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar), and of parasitic nematodes, than that achieved with soil application of Furadan 5G (carbofuran) at 60 g/mat at 6-month intervals. Compared with untreated control, fruit yield in most of the neem treatments was significantly higher, particularly during the second cycle of crop production. Neem application conferred a net economic gain, whereas Furadan application proved uneconomical. Application of powdered neem seed or cake at higher rates (200–400 g/mat) at 6-month intervals caused phytotoxicity, resulting in drying up of banana plants before fruiting, or in ‘chokethroat’,i.e., inflorescence emergence failure. |
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Keywords: | Banana Musa spp. neem Azadirachta indica banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus nematodes Pratylenchus goodeyi Meloidogyne spp. |
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