Integrated Management of Meloidogyne incognita-Fusarium solani Disease Complex of Brinjal cv. Pusa Kranti

Studies were undertaken to determine the effect of bio-control agents viz., Aspergillus niger, Trichoderma harzianum, Paecilomyces lilacinus, and Pseudomonas fluorescens alone @ 100 kg/ha each having 10⁸ cfu/g culture, pesticides viz., carbofuran and bavistin @ 2 kg a.i./ha each and organic amendment viz., neem seed powder @ 500 kg/ha alone and in combination (@ half dose of each treatment material against root-knot-wilt disease complex caused by Meloidogyne incognita and Fusarium solani on brinjal. Results indicated that all the treatments alone and in combination significantly improved the number and fresh weight of the seedlings and reduced the root-knot index and % root infection. Carbofuran + T. harzianum was found highly effective in increasing the number and fresh weight of seedlings/bed. maximum reduction in root-knot index was also observed in carbofuran + T. harzianum treated seedlings. However, minimum % root infection by F. solani was observed in carbofuran + bavistin treated seedlings.