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Fewer larvae ofMeloidogyne incognita invaded and fewer galls were formed when seedlings of nonresistant varieties of tomato, eggplant and chilli were growing in soil to which oilcakes of mahua, castor, neem/margosa, mustard and groundnut had been added. Chemical analysis of plant tissue showed that, compared with untreated plants, plants growing in treated soil contained greater concentrations of phenols and frequently of amino acids, proteins and carbohydrates.
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Mashkoor Alam, M., Ahmad, M. & Khan, A.M. Effect of organic amendments on the growth and chemical composition of tomato, eggplant and chilli and their susceptibility to attack byMeloidogyne incognita . Plant Soil 57, 231–236 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02211683
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