Nematicidal potential of nematophagous fungi on Meloidogyne incognita

The efficacy of indigenous fungi isolated from mite,grub,teabark and soil sample were tested against Meloidogyne incognita for their efficacy in vitro through egg hatch inhibition, J₂ mortality and egg parasitism. Mortality of M. incognita larvae was found to be directly proportional to concentration of culture filtrate of the isolates and duration of exposure in vitro. Among the isolate listed, Isolate 8 showed highest egg hatch inhibition, juvenile mortality and egg parasitism of M. incognita. followed by Isolate 10, Isolate 1 and Isolate 2.