Nematocide trials with tobacco in the 1968-69 and 1969-70 seasons

Abstract

Two field trials were set out at Beerwah in the 1968-69 and 1969-70 seasons to compare the effects of five non-volatile nematocides and a mixture of "Penphene" and EDB with EDB on the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne javanica (Treub) and on leaf yield and quality of the tobacco cultivar Hicks Q46. EDB gave a much higher level of control of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne javanica (Treub) than 'Dasanit', 'Lannate', 'Mocap', 'Nemacur', 'Temik' and 'Penphene'+EDB and increased the yield of saleable leaf from the cultivar Hicks Q46 by 17-20%.