The abundance of nematode in cabbages grown in conventional and organic farming systems / Hendry Joseph and Sharmiza Sinin

Hendry Joseph and Sharmiza Sinin (2016) The abundance of nematode in cabbages grown in conventional and organic farming systems / Hendry Joseph and Sharmiza Sinin. Borneo Akademika, 1 (1). pp. 6-12. ISSN 2462-1641

Abstract

A study on the abundance of nematodes in cabbages grown in two different farming systems was carried out in Kundasang, Sabah. The aim was to compare the population of nematodes in organic and conventional farming systems. Soil samples were collected in September 2013 during the cabbage growing season. Nematodes were extracted from soil using Baermann funnel method. The results revealed that conventional farming favoured the population of plant feeder nematodes, whereas the organic farm had significantly higher population of total free living nematodes during the period of the study. However, the negative correlation in population of plant feeder and free living nematodes indicated that there was no competition between the two nematode populations in the soil.

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Item Type: Article
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Hendry Joseph
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Sharmiza Sinin
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Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sabah > Kota Kinabalu Campus
Journal or Publication Title: Borneo Akademika
UiTM Journal Collections: UiTM Journal > Borneo Akademika (BA)
ISSN: 2462-1641
Volume: 1
Number: 1
Page Range: pp. 6-12
Keywords: Nematode; Cabbages; Conventional farm; Organic farming systems
Date: 2016
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/16441
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