Tomato yield and resistance to Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid and White) Chitwood using mycorrhizae

Authors

  • Sofía Gutiérrez-Durón Instituto Tecnológico de Tlajomulco. Carretera Tlajomulco, Circuito Metropolitano Sur-San Miguel Cuyutlán km 10, Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Jalisco, México. CP. 45640.
  • Irma Guadalupe López-Muraira Instituto Tecnológico de Tlajomulco. Carretera Tlajomulco, Circuito Metropolitano Sur-San Miguel Cuyutlán km 10, Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Jalisco, México. CP. 45640.
  • Héctor Flores-Martínez Instituto Tecnológico de Tlajomulco. Carretera Tlajomulco, Circuito Metropolitano Sur-San Miguel Cuyutlán km 10, Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Jalisco, México. CP. 45640.
  • Arturo Moisés Chávez-Rodríguez Instituto Tecnológico de Tlajomulco. Carretera Tlajomulco, Circuito Metropolitano Sur-San Miguel Cuyutlán km 10, Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Jalisco, México. CP. 45640.
  • Mayra Itzcalotzin Montero-Cortés Instituto Tecnológico de Tlajomulco. Carretera Tlajomulco, Circuito Metropolitano Sur-San Miguel Cuyutlán km 10, Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Jalisco, México. CP. 45640.
  • Luis Lorenzo Valera-Montero Instituto Tecnológico El Llano. Carretera México 70 km 18, El Llano, Aguascalientes, México. CP. 20330.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v17i1.3973

Keywords:

Meloidogyne incógnita, Solanum lycopersicum, fruit weight, mycorrhizae

Abstract

This study evaluated the impact of five different doses of a commercial mycorrhizal consortium on tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) yield and its effect on plant resistance to nematodes of the genus Meloidogyne incognita. The following items were assessed biweekly: vegetative variables: plant height, number, length and width of leaves; reproductive variables: number and distance between clusters; and production variables: number of fruits, weight, length and yield of fruits; from 7 to 230 days after transplanting (dat). In addition, the effect on resistance was evaluated by performing taxonomic identification, quantifying nematodes, and determining the percentage of mycorrhization at 90, 160 and 230 dat. The analysis of variance indicated significant differences (p≤ 0.05) for the production variables: harvest yield, fruit length, and fruit weight; as well as for the quantification of nematodes and the mycorrhization percentage at the dose of 15 g L-1. The 10-fold higher dose of the mycorrhizal consortium significantly increased yield (12.65 kg plant-1), fruit weight (64 g) and fruit length (6.3 cm), as well as the percentage of mycorrhization (88.85%) and reduced root colonization by Meloidogyne incognita (3%) compared to the control.

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2026-02-23

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Gutiérrez-Durón, Sofía, Irma Guadalupe López-Muraira, Héctor Flores-Martínez, Arturo Moisés Chávez-Rodríguez, Mayra Itzcalotzin Montero-Cortés, and Luis Lorenzo Valera-Montero. 2026. “Tomato Yield and Resistance to Meloidogyne Incognita (Kofoid and White) Chitwood Using Mycorrhizae”. Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Agrícolas 17 (1). México, ME:e3973. https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v17i1.3973.

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