Investigation of endophytic fungi Trichoderma sp. in form of powder and different doses against root-knot nematode Meloidogyne spp.

The term “endophytes” includes a suite of microorganisms that grow intra-and/or intercelullarly in the tissues of higher plants without causing over symptoms on the plants in which they live, and have proven to be rich sources of bioactive natural products. Root-knot nematodes Meloidogyne spp are serious pests of many cultivated crops around the word and is estimated economic losses around US $ 100 billion annually. A Greenhouse experiment was conducted in five treatment (Doses) of endophytic fungi Trichoderma sp namely T0 (control), T1 (Trichoderma with 200 mg/kg media), T2 (Trichoderma with 500 mg/kg media), T3 (Trichoderma with 1000 mg/kg media) and T4 (Trichoderma with 1500 mg/kg). All of the treatment doses of endophytic fungi Trichoderma sp. in term of intensity damaged and population density of meloidogyne-egg and meloidogyne-J2 statistically different to control.