The Effect of Ramial Chipped Wood (RCW) and Litter Compost of of Casuarina equisetifolia Forst & Forst on Growth of Tomatoes, Soil Fertility improvement and Phytonematode Dynamics in Sandy Soil of Niayes, Senegal

Abstract

Plantations of Casuarina equisetifolia in the Niayes area Senegal produce two important by products, namely, litter and ramial chipped wood (RCW) which are organic materials that were suspected to have potential as organic soil amendments. However, their potential as sources of nutrients and their effects on biological pest control upon decomposition in soils remained to be established in infertile sandy soils of Niayes area.