Organic inoculation reduces nematodes in sugarcane by half

Two critical scientific studies have revealed that using organic inoculation improved the performance of sugarcane fields and provided control of 50% of nematodes.

The first study was conducted at the Faculty of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences (FCAV) of the São Paulo State University (Unesp) by nematologist Professor Pedro Luiz Martins Soares.

The researcher used the organic ingredient Tera Nutrição Vegetal to control two types of nematode worms: Meloidogyne Incognita and Pratylenchus Zeae in sugarcane.

It was observed that 186 days after the inoculation of the sugarcane samples with the nematodes, the height of the plants treated with the input from Tera Nutrição Vegetal was greater as compared to those that did not receive it.

Regarding the effect of the treatment with the inoculant in the control of Meloidogyne incognita, there was a reduction in the soil, on the 78th day, providing 71.6% of control.

In the roots, the decrease corresponded to 50.8% of control and considering soil and roots, the control was approximately 50%.

In the treatment with Tera Nutrição Vegetal in the control of Pratylenchus Zeae presented, at 78 and 133 days after inoculation, the averages of the nematode population were smaller than those verified in the plants that did not receive the product.

The control rates were 49.2% and 82.2%, respectively. In the soil and roots, on the 78th day, the treatment showed 48.8% and, on the 133rd day, 82.1% of control.

Nematodes cause average annual losses to world agricultural production estimated at 12%, causing billions of dollars in damage, and usually attack sugarcane.

The organic input composed of the Tera Nutrição Vegetal line used in both studies is produced by Tera Ambiental, a company specializing in the valorization of liquid and solid organic residues through environmental solutions.

Tera independently conducts the composting operation and produces compound organic fertilizers with the upcycling concept, offering safe and effective alternatives for transforming previously unwanted waste into new products of quality and environmental value.

Another study was coordinated by the researcher Raffaella Rossetto and conducted by the Paulista Agency for Agribusiness Technology (APTA), of the government of the Brazilian state of São Paulo.

The research used the product Tera Nutrição Vegetal and found that in all evaluated doses, it significantly increased the productivity of sugarcane comparing plants that received only mineral fertilizer.

(Editing by Leonardo Gottems, reporter for AgroPages)