Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Inoculation and Intercropping Combine to Control Nematodes in Bananas

Aims: To investigate the combined effect of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) and intercropping on control nematode Radopholus similis in banana.
 Study Design: The study involved an experiment which banana-banana monocrops alongside banana-groundnut banana-sweet potato intercrops were inoculated with AMF Rhizophagus irregularis MUCL 41833 to R. similis.
 Place Duration Study: Centre Africain de Recherches sur les Bananiers et Plantains (CARBAP), from September 2016 April 2017.
 Methodology: An was conducted under greenhouse conditions (photoperiod 12 h. average temperature 24 - 28°C 70 80% relative humidity) tested against banana intercropped either groundnut, sweet or itself. plants cultivated boxes (30 x 15 10 cm) containing sterilized (2x1hour at 121°C) sand/coffee ash substrate (proportion 1:2 v/v), as system following plant combinations: Banana-banana, potato. experimental set-up a completely randomized design comprising four treatments six replicates: (1): Nematode (Nem), (2) AMF, (3) + Nema (4) without AMF. ratio banana: intercrop 1:1 treatments. A total 72 considered set-up.
 Results: root colonization clearly affected by about 25% increment observed co-cultivated groundnut compared combination. Positive effects expressed increase biomass treatment fresh well shoot dry weights. However, impact systems did not confirm its bioprotective effect. Intercropping had significant (P < .05) has been shown be more effective controlling 62% reduction (24% reduction). Contrarily, growth decreased / combination.
 Conclusion: Findings this indicate that biological is dependent species than