Effect of vermicompost and neem cake on root knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita infecting Tomato

All the treatments increased the plant growth parameters and reduced root knot nematode infection over check. The combined application of vermicompost @ 50.0g/kg along with neem cake @ 1.5 g/kg performed the best by increasing the shoot and root length (86.1 & 82.3%), fresh shoot and root weight (50.2 & 79.4%), dry shoot and root weight (71.6 & 62.5%) and fruit weight (70.4%) significantly with corresponding decrease in root galls (78.9%) and final root knot nematode population in soil (79.5%) over untreated check followed by combined application of vermicompost @ 25.0 g/kg with neem cake @ 1.5 g/kg.