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

Table 7

Weight of pods and yield of “Essoumtem” and “Clemson spineless” inoculated serially with Fusarium oxysporum f sp. vasinfectum in field experiment.

Type of inoculation	Weight of pods (g)		% Reduction		Yield (kg/ha)		% Reduction
	V1	V2	V1	V2	V1	V2	V1	V2
F7	96.1 a	75.9 ab	40.5	31.7	160.0 a	127.0 ab	40.5	31.4
F14	88.3 a	71.4 ab	45.3	35.7	147.0 a	119.0 ab	45.4	35.7
F21	77.8 a	30.4 a	51.8	72.6	130.0 a	51.0 a	51.7	72.4
C	161.4 b	111.1 b	—	—	269.0 b	185.0 b	—	—

F7 = fungus inoculated 7 days after seedling emergence, F14 = fungus inoculated 14 days after seedling emergence, F21 = fungus inoculated 21 days after seedling emergence, 1 = Essoumtem, and 2 = Clemson spineless.Followed by the same letter in a column are not significantly different at LSD ().