Toxicity of plant extracts to Scutellonema bradys

Abstract

The objective of this work was to evaluate the nematostatic and nematicide effect of aqueous extracts from garlic bulbs (Allium sativum L.), cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) leaves, papaya (Carica papaya L.) leaves and seeds, mentha (Mentha piperita L.) leaves, and gliricídia (Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Steud.) tree bark to Scutellonema bradys, the causal agent of yam (Dioscorea cayennensis Lam.) dry rot. All plant extracts inhibited the mobility and caused mortality to S. bradys. Mentha and cassava extracts cause less than 45% mortality to S. bradys. The highest percentages of mortality are caused by extracts from papaya seeds and leaves, and garlic bulbs.