Evaluation of Preplant Seed Protectants for the Management of Root-Knot Nematode of Okra in Ghana

Table 4

Effect of treatments on fresh and dry shoot and root weights (University of Ghana farm).

Treatment	Fresh shoot weight (g)	Dry shoot weight (g)	Fresh root weight (g)	Dry root weight (g)
T1	45.8a	22.67a	30.36a	17.87a
T2	47.5a	24.75a	31.61a	18.13a
T3	45.6a	24.16a	32.43a	19.59a
T4	46.6a	23.76a	30.28a	18.91a
T5	44.6a	22.89a	28.41a	17.84a
T6	49.6a	25.39a	34.19a	21.15a
T7	39.0a	19.23a	27.66a	17.61a
T8	45.0a	22.77a	30.93a	18.32a
T9	33.4a	15.92a	21.81a	14.43a
LSD	11.71	7.81	7.31	4.02

Means followed by the same letters in a column are not significantly different at LSD (). T1 = sesame at 40% as seed coating for 30 min prior to sowing; T2 = sesame at 40% as drenching two weeks after germination; T3 = neem at 50% as seed coating for 30 min prior to sowing; T4 = neem at 50% as drenching two weeks after germination; T5 = citrus at 100% as seed coating for 30 min prior to sowing; T6 = citrus at 100% as drenching two weeks after germination; T7 = velum (check) at 3.8 ml/1L as seed coating for 30 min prior to sowing; T8 = velum (check) at 9.8 ml/15L of water as drenching two weeks after germination; T9 = control (no application).