Effect of soil fertility management practices on nematode destroying fungi in Taita, Kenya

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dc.creatorWachira, Peter M
dc.creatorOkoth, S.
dc.creatorKimenju, J.W.
dc.creatorMibey, RK
dc.creatorKiarie, J
dc.date2011
dc.date2014-09-24T08:41:38Z
dc.date2014-09-24T08:41:38Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T14:48:14Z
dc.descriptionThe effect of soil fertility management practices on nematode destroying fungi was investigated for three seasons in Taita, Kenya. The study aimed at identifying soil fertility practice that promoted nematode destroying fungi in the soil. Field experiments were established in Taita district, the treatments comprised of Mavuno fertilizer, Triple super- phosphate and calcium ammonium nitrate (TSP+CAN), cow manure and a control where no amendments were applied. This experiment was replicated in ten farms and repeated in three planting seasons. Isolation of nematode destroying fungi carried out was using the soil sprinkle technique and the isolates were identified using the key described by Cooke and Godfrey (1964). There were significant difference (P= 1.705 x 10-06) in occurrence of the nematode destroying fungi between soil fertility treatments. The highest mean (1.6) occurrence of nematode destroying fungi was recorded in soils amended with cow manure and the least (0.7) was recorded in soils from the control plots. A mean of 0.78 was recorded in soils from both TSP+CAN and Mavuno fertilizers. Plots amended with cow manure presented the highest diversity of nematodes followed by the control, then TSP+CAN and least in Mavuno with shannon indices of 0.34, 0.15, 0.13 and 0.11 respectively. Sixty percent of all the isolated nematode destroying fungi genera were from plots treated with cow manure and only twenty percent were from plots amended with the inorganic fertilizer. The control plots recorded higher number of nematode destroying fungi compared to the soils that received inorganic fertilizers.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/43110
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/88924
dc.languageen
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceWachira, Peter, Sheila Okoth, John Kimenju, Richard Mibey, and Jane Kiarie. Effect of soil fertility management practices on nematode destroying fungi in Taita, Kenya. Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems [Online], 13.1 (2011): 43-49. Web. 13 Jun. 2014
dc.subjectsoil fertility
dc.subjectnematodes
dc.subjectmanures
dc.subjectsoil fungi
dc.subjectinorganic fertilizers
dc.subjectorganic amendments
dc.subjectfertilidad de suelos
dc.subjectnemátodos
dc.subjectestiércol
dc.subjecthongos del suelo
dc.subjectabonos inorgánicos
dc.subjectenmiendas orgánicas
dc.titleEffect of soil fertility management practices on nematode destroying fungi in Taita, Kenya
dc.typeJournal Article

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