Research Article
Integration between Compost, Trichoderma harzianum and Essential Oils for Controlling Peanut Crown Rot under Field Conditions
Table 4
Effect of combined treatments between bio-compost and essential oils on peanut yield under field conditions.
| Treatments | Season, 2011 | Season, 2012 | Yield (kg/m2) | Increase % | Yield (kg/m2) | Increase % |
| Single treatments | T. harzianum | 5.0 c | 25.0 | 5.4 c | 28.6 | Compost | 5.2 c | 30.0 | 5.5 c | 31.0 | Thyme oil | 4.5 d | 12.5 | 4.8 d | 14.3 | Rose oil | 4.4 d | 10.0 | 4.7 d | 11.9 | Lemongrass oil | 4.6 d | 15.0 | 5.0 d | 19.0 |
| Combined treatments | Compost + T. harzianum | 6.5 b | 37.5 | 7.0 b | 66.7 | Compost + T. harzianum + thyme | 7.0 a | 75.0 | 7.6 a | 81.0 | Compost + T. harzianum + rose | 6.5 b | 37.5 | 7.0 b | 66.7 | Compost + T. harzianum + lemongrass | 7.2 a | 80.0 | 7.8 a | 85.7 | Fungicide | 6.5 b | 37.5 | 7.0 b | 66.7 | Control | 4.0 | ā | 4.2 | ā |
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