Efficacy of Carbofuran in Controlling Root-Knot Nematode (Meloidogyne javanica Whitehead, 1949) on Cultivars of Bambara Groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) in Yola, Nigeria
Table 2
Pooled means of the effects of application of carbofuran to control M. javanica on the characteristics of M. javanica and the performance of bambara groundnut in 2002 and 2003 cropping seasons.
Treatment
J2/250 cm3 soil at planting
J2/10 g of roots
J2/250 cm3 soil at maturity
Plant height
Flower count
No of nodules
Galling index
Grain yield
Application time
Control
1067.8
33.00
2030.9
25.37
12.50
35.89
4.03
200.14
At planting
1051.4
5.44
203.2
28.86
11.78
36.78
1.00
756.73
3WAS
989.4
16.44
760.9
27.2
11.67
33.11
2.36
361.88
6WAS
892.7
20.22
1095.1
26.2
11.88
39.44
2.86
377.46
Prob. of F
ns
ns
*
ns
**
*
*
**
S.E.
147.36
4.07
136.41
0.49
0.82
3.54
0.19
28.41
Cultivars
Kwachanjiwa
1071.7
10.92
796.9
26.55
11.25
38.33
2.67
459.81
Kwaheuma
933.8
14.92
1042.6
27.44
11.88
29.88
2.69
341.81
Kwatolotolo
994.9
30.50
1228.2
27.53
12.75
40.71
2.33
470.69
Prob. of F
**
ns
**
ns
**
**
**
**
S.E.
143.15
4.57
157.57
0.57
0.95
4.09
0.22
49.18
TP×Cultivar
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
ns
TP: time of application, *significantly different at , **significantly different at , ns: non-significantly different at .
