Screening Selected Solanum Plants as Potential Rootstocks for the Management of Root-Knot Nematodes (Meloidogyne incognita)

Table 3

Fresh and dry shoot and root weights in four rootstocks to three RKN inocula levels (0, 500, 1000, and 5000) 6 and 12 weeks after treatment application.

Rootstocks	Initial RKN inocula levels	Fresh root weight (g)	Fresh root weight (g)	Dry root weight (g)	Dry root weight (g)	Fresh shoot weight (g)	Fresh shoot weight (g)	Dry shoot weight (g)	Dry shoot weight (g)
		6 weeks	12 weeks	6 weeks	12 weeks	6 weeks	12 weeks	6 weeks	12 weeks
Mon	0	5.58^a	6.32^a	1.11^a	1.69^a	50.10^a	53.78^a	5.05^a	7.91^a
SA	0	7.19^a	6.06^a	1.82^a	2.34^a	45.70^a	55.69^a	5.34^a	7.69^a
Sam	0	6.82^a	6.40^a	0.94^a	3.91^a	43.30^a	42.30^a	7.09^a	8.69^a
SM	0	13.70^a	9.40^a	4.57^a	3.68^a	40.60^a	52.16^a	11.09^a	6.21^a
Mon	500	8.12^a	4.34^a	2.13^a	2.55^a	48.80^a	57.73^a	6.16^a	7.40^a
SA	500	9.21^a	8.62^a	2.64^a	2.26^a	48.80^a	55.99^a	6.96^a	7.05^a
Sam	500	5.23^a	5.36^a	1.21^a	4.17^a	47.40^a	34.62^a	6.18^a	6.82^a
SM	500	12.20^a	12.85^a	4.38^a	3.92^a	62.00^a	51.32^a	6.73^a	6.75^a
Mon	1000	3.28^a	7.13^a	1.36^a	1.94^a	37.70^a	42.94^a	9.56^a	9.12^a
SA	1000	15.65^a	13.21^a	3.48^a	2.78^a	46.70^a	45.62^a	7.49^a	4.91^a
Sam	1000	3.08^a	10.97^a	0.73^a	3.21^a	26.20^a	34.07^a	10.29^a	7.78^a
SM	1000	15.19^a	15.24^a	5.13^a	3.10^a	36.80^a	43.68^a	7.18^a	8.79^a
Mon	5000	7.50^a	10.08^a	1.94^a	2.43^a	50.70^a	38.73^a	7.28^a	7.81^a
SA	5000	16.52^a	15.70^a	11.46^a	4.47^a	54.40^a	52.32^a	8.08^a	7.14^a
Sam	5000	8.68^a	15.12^a	1.31^a	2.72^a	49.20^a	46.15^a	4.54^a	6.75^a
SM	5000	12.60^a	15.26^a	6.56^a	3.59^a	45.70^a	41.58^a	8.71^a	7.29^a

Means having different letters in a column differed significantly ().