Effect of Silver Nanoparticles and Vermicompost on the Control of Longidorus elongatus (De Man, 1876) in Miscanthus × Giganteus and Its Growth and Development

Andrzej Skwiercz, Tatyana Stefanovska, Olexander Zhukov, Anita Zapałowska and Adam Masłoń ()
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Andrzej Skwiercz: Department of Plant Protection, The National Institute of Horticultural Research, Konstytucji 3 Maja 1/3, 96-100 Skierniewice, Poland
Tatyana Stefanovska: Department of Entomology, Integrated Pest Management and Plant Quarantine, The National University of Life and Environmental Sciences, Heroyiv Oborony, 15, 03041 Kyiv, Ukraine
Olexander Zhukov: Department of Botany and Horticulture, Bogdan Khmelnytskyi Melitopol State Pedagogical University, 72318 Melitopol, Ukraine
Anita Zapałowska: Department of Agriculture and Waste Management, Collegium of Natural Sciences, University of Rzeszów, St. Ćwiklinskiej 1a, 35-601 Rzeszów, Poland
Adam Masłoń: Department of Environmental Engineering and Chemistry, Rzeszow University of Technology, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 18, 1-13

Abstract: Miscanthus × giganteus biomass plays a crucial role in producing renewable energy and bio-based products, supporting global sustainability objectives. However, its introduction into the European Union has made it susceptible to the ectoparasitic needle nematode Longidorus spp., which are known vectors of severe viral diseases. The aim of the presented research was to assess the effectiveness of the following soil amendments: vermicompost from Eisenia fetida and silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) applied to the soil with Miscanthus plants following artificial inoculation of Longidorus elongatus . A two-year experiment was conducted at the National Institute of Horticulture Research in Skierniewice using concrete rings filled with medium sandy soil amended with 10% peat. Treatments included: control (no amendments), vermicompost (4 L of E. fetida vermicompost), and Ag-NPs (60 mg/L soil). Each treatment was replicated four times. Application of both vermicompost and Ag-NPs positively influenced soil parameters and crop yield while suppressing nematode populations. Significant reductions in L. elongatus density were observed: vermicompost reduced nematode population by 80% and Ag-NPs by 90% compared to the control (15%).

Keywords: nematodes; Ag-NPs; Eisenia fetida; viral diseases (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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