Annals of Plant Protection Sciences
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 21
  • Issue: 1

Use of botanicals for management of Meloidogyne incognita in Bitter gourd

  • Author:
  • M. Venkatesan, B.A. Patel
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 140 to 142

Department of Nematology, B.A. College of Agriculture, Anand Agricultural University, Anand-388 110 (GS), India

Online published on 19 August, 2013.

Abstract

The efficacy of different botanicals in varying doses for management of root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita in bitter gourd indicated that Calotropis procera and Melia azedarach application proved to be more effective in improving plant growth characters redcuing root-knot index and final nematode population. Of the doses tested, higher dose of 1.5% (w/w) was more effective than lower ones.

Keywords

Bitter gourd, Botanicals, Meloidogyne incognita