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Impact of compost application on Fusarium wilt disease incidence and microelements contents of basil plants
Authors:Moahmed AE Hassan  Kamal AM Abo-Elyousr
Institution:1. Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, 71526, Assiut, Egypt.mhsknana@aun.edu.eg;3. Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, 71526, Assiut, Egypt.
Abstract:Fusarium oxysporum was isolated from stem of basil plants showing symptoms of wilt, stem blight and collar root rot. Pathogenicity tests indicated that F. oxysporum f. sp. basilici is the causal agent of this disease. This is the first report of this pathogen in Egypt. The suppressive effects of six types of composts on Fusarium wilt disease incidence in basil were evaluated under greenhouse conditions. The effectiveness of these composts and their relation to the microelements content in treated plants was also assessed. Soil treatments with Khaya and Eucalyptus composts significantly reduced the infection percentage and disease severity of basil wilt. Otherwise, the applications of Araucaria, Datura, Ficus and Azadirachta composts showed no effect on both infection percentage and disease severity. Moreover, the Khaya and Eucalyptus compost treatments increased the levels of Iron (Fe), Zinc (Zn) and Manganese (Mn) in treated basil plants than application of Araucaria, Datura, Ficus and Azadirachta composts. In the case of Copper (Cu) content, it was significantly higher only in Eucalyptus-compost-treated plants than in other compost applications. These composts not only reduced the disease incidence but also increased both fresh and dry weight (FW and DW) and microelements contented in basil treated plants. In general, although soil amendment with either Khaya or Eucalyptus compost can reduce the disease incidence of Fusarium wilt on basil plants, microelements contented; FW and DW of these effects can be variable depending on their levels added in soil. According to the results of this study, it can be concluded that the use of compost in the soil as an organic fertiliser increased exchangeable form of microelements in the soil and also the availability of these elements by basil plants.
Keywords:Fusarium wilt  Fusarium oxysporum f  sp  basilici (FOB)  basil plants  composts and microelements
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