Multiplication of Meloidogyne javanica and the galling on groundnut was found to be adversely affected by Rhizoctonia bataticola and Fusarium solani. Reduction in multiplication was maximum wherever one or both the fungi were inoculated simultaneously with the nematode. Introduction of F. solani one week after the nematode did not reduce galling and the nematode population in soil and roots significantly. R. bataticola proved more antagonistic to M. javaniea than F. solani.
Meloidogyne javanica, Rhizoetonia batatieola, Fusarium solani, interaction, groundnut, antagonism
