Management of Meloidogyne incognita with Paecilomyces lilacinus and Neem Cake on Okra

A green house experiment was conducted in six inches earthen pots to manage Meloidogyne incognita on okra with Paecilomyces lilacinus alone and in combined application with carbofuran, phorate and neem cake. It was observed that P. lilacinus alone reduced number of galls, eggg per eeg mass by 32% each and soil population by 77%. Addition of carbofuran and phorate with P. lilacinus did dot further rredce the development and reproductioo of M. incognita. Incorporation of neem cake along with bioagent improved upon the reductton of root-knot nematode by about 64% in the number of galls and egg masses. Plant growth parameters were better in neem cake treatments. Combining P. lilacinus, neem cake and chemicals did not turther reduce the root-knot nematode population significantly than the neem cake alone.