Pathogenicity of Meloidogyne incognita and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum on Growth and Yield of Two Okra Varieties Cultivated in Ghana

Table 3

Weight of pods and yield for “Essoumtem” and “Clemson spineless” under various inoculations in pot experiment.

Type of inoculation	Weight of pods (g)		% Reduction		Yield (kg/ha)		% Reduction
	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	2
F	628.0 a	783.0 a	33.5	28.2	1.046.7 a	1.305.0 a	33.5	28.2
N	604.0 a	676.0 a	36.1	38.0	1.006.7 a	1.126.7 a	36.1	38.0
NF	638.0 a	744.0 a	32.5	31.7	1.063.3 a	1.240.0 a	32.5	31.7
NF7	605.0 a	638.0 a	36.0	41.5	1.008.3 a	1.063.3 a	36.0	41.5
NF14	558.0 a	627.0 a	41.0	42.5	930.0 a	1.045.0 a	41.0	42.5
NF21	521.0 a	564.0 a	44.9	48.3	868.3 a	940.0 a	44.9	48.3
C	945.0 b	1.090.0 b	—	—	1.575.0 b	1.816.7 b	—	—

F = fungus alone; N = nematode alone; NF = nematode and fungus simultaneously; NF7 = fungus 7 days after nematode inoculation; NF14 = fungus 14 days after nematode inoculation; NF21 = fungus 21 days after nematode inoculation, and C = control (uninoculated);  = Essoumtem,  = Clemson spineless Followed by the same letter in a column are not significantly different at LSD ().