2012•Current Advances in Agricultural Sciences(An International Journal)Requires access
Management of reniform nematode (Rotylenchulus reniformis) in bitter gourd through seed treatment
Sitanshu, Promod Kumar, Kusum Dwivedi
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Abstract
The field experiment was conducted during 2009 at University Research Farm, Kanpur for management of reniform nematode (Rotylenchulus reniformis) infecting bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) through seed treatment with bioagents. All the bioagents used were found effective over untreated control but Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 20 g kg−1 seed was most effective in increasing growth parameters of plant. Final nematode population was reduced 23.0% and yield was increased up to 2.7% in comparison to untreated control. This was followed by Paecilomyces lilacinus and Pochonia chlamydosporia.