Department of Plant Pathology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore-560024, India.
* Part of the thesis submitted by the senior author for the award of M.Sc. (Agri) degree of the University of Agricultural Seiencies, Bangalore.
Hot water treatment, paring, neem cake application and phosphamidon were evaluated individually and in integration, against Radopholus similis infesting banana. Hot water treatment and paring of the suckers, both individually and in integration with other treatments, were most effective in reducing the nematode population and improving the plant growth.
Control, Radopbolus similis, banana, hotwater treatment, Integration of treatment
