Management of Root Knot Nematode, Meloidogyne incognita Infecting Carnation in Commercial Polyhouse

The experiment was conducted in nematode sick plot in farmers’ polyhouse at Nelamangala, Bengaluru by using six commercially available bioagents. Among them Paecilomyces lilacinus treated plots recorded reduced soil and root population of M. incognita, number of galls/root system, number of egg masses/root system, increased plant height, root length, fresh and dry root weight, early emergence of flower bud, maximum number of flowers and increased flower yield of carnation.