Haya: The Saudi Journal of Life Sciences (SJLS)
Volume-4 | Issue-07 | 221-226
Original Research Article
Utilization of Fly Ash to Improve the Growth and the Management of Root-Knot Nematode on Carrot
Mohammad Haris, Gufran Ahmad, Adnan Shakeel, Abrar Ahmad Khan
Published : Aug. 21, 2019
Abstract
Excessive use of chemical fertilizers in agriculture causes degradation of soil and vegetation health. The consistent use of
such agrochemical products shows harmful impacts on the environment. Therefore, urgent needs an eco-friendly
substance which replace the chemical fertilizers. Thus, in the present study, the main objective was to evaluate the effect
of fly ash to improve the growth and the management of root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) of carrot (Daucus
carota L.). A greenhouse experiment was conducted to observe the effect of different levels of fly ash concentrations
(10%, 20%, 30%, 40% and 50% w/w) with normal agriculture soil on plant growth, photosynthetic pigments and against
to disease intensity of nematode. Plant growth parameters and photosynthetic pigments were increased significantly from
10% to 30% fly ash levels as compared to control (0% fly ash). Maximum growth and photosynthetic pigments were
found at 30% level of fly ash. But at higher levels of fly ash (40% and 50%), plant growth was reduced significantly.
However, in the experiment of nematode management the number of galls, egg masses and eggs/egg mass gradually
suppressed as the levels of fly ash increased from 10% to 50% and promote the growth of plant at 30% concentration of
fly ash as compared to untreated inoculated control (0% fly ash with nematode).