PAPER TITLE :INCIDENCE OF BANANA WEEVIL AND PARASITIC NEMATODES IN SECOND RATOON OF GROWN PLANTAIN FROM PARED AND

APPLIED TROPICAL AGRICULTURE | VOLUME 15 NUMBER 1 2010

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  • Author(s) : A. A. OSO, M. O. OLANIYI, O. J. AYODELE AND A.A. AMU
  • Abstract:

The persistence and spread of parasitic nematodes and banana weevils have been implicated in the shortening of
plantation lifetime to only one or two cycles of production beyond which most plants toppled became unproductive.
This study evaluated the incidence of banana weevils and parasitic nematodes of the second ratoon crop plantain
orchard at Ado-Ekiti. The orchard was planted to pared and unpared suckers and the growth performance after
establishment measured at two week intervals. The trial was arranged in a completely randomized design (CRD) of
ten treatments replicated five times. Growth parameters were better enhanced in non-pared suckers. Incidence of
adult weevils and parasitic nematodes was high on non-pared suckers.