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Effect of
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
on the root-knot nematode in tomato
37
Results
The results of the study revealed a signifi-
cant increase in tomato cv. Asala shoot and
root dry weights after the application of
yeast fungus (
S. cerevisiae
) at about 25.5 and
37.0 % more than the untreated control. In
contrast, H
2
O
2
or the nematicide did not sig-
nificantly cause any increase (Figure 1A and
B). Total tomato yield was significantly high-
Figure 1.
Effects of different treatments [HP: hydrogen peroxide, VY: Vydate (oxamyl), YS: yeast (
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
)]
on (A) shoot dry weight, (B) root dry weight and (C) total fruit yield in tomato.
