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Nematode numbers were assessed at 2-week intervals in a coastal savanna soil amended with neem leaves and animal manure for 12 weeks under fallow conditions. The number of plant-parasitic nematodes decreased significantly with the application of the neem-based amendments, whereas the number of non-parasitic nematodes increased.
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Agyarko, K., Kwakye, P.K., Bonsu, M. et al. Note: Effect of neem and organic amendments on nematode populations in a coastal savanna tropical soil. Phytoparasitica 33, 343–346 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02981300
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