Effect of Beta-Aminobutyric Acid on Eggplant and Okra Infected with Root-Knot Nematode under Field Condition

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Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Yasouj University, Yasouj, Iran

10.22034/saps.2024.60920.3197

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Background and Objective: In the present study, the effect of 1- and 2-mM beta-aminobutyric acid (BABA) on eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) and okra plants (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench) infected with Meloidogyne javanica were investigated under field conditions in two consecutive years.
 
Materials and Methods: Two parts of field were chosen and eight plots were considered in each part. Six holes were created in each plot and 10 kg plastic pots were placed in the holes with a distance of 25 cm from each other. The pots were filled with field soil without root-knot nematodes. Eggplant seeds were sown in the pots of the first part of the field and okra seeds were sown in the pots of the second part of the field. Seedlings at the four-leaf stage were foliar sprayed with 5 mL per plant of 0 (control), 1- and 2-mM BABA and after 24 hours inoculated with 0 (non-inoculated) and 5000 eggs of M. javanica. The data were subjected to a factorial analysis of variance in a randomized complete block design with eight blocks.
 
Results: The results showed that foliar spray of 2 mM BABA increased the yield of inoculated eggplants by 9 and 13 %, and in inoculated okra plants by 21 and 15%, respectively, in trial I and II, compared to the control plants. Also, foliar spray of 2 mM BABA reduced the reproduction factor of nematode in eggplants by 23 and 20 %, and in okra plants by 23 and 19% respectively, in trial I and II, compared to the control plants.
 Conclusion: The results of this study demonstrated that BABA could reduce the damage of M. javanica in eggplant and okra under field condition, to the best of our knowledge as the first report.

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2026
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