Multiplication of Meloidogyne javanica as affected by Fusarium solani and Rhizoctonia bataticola on groundnut1
Abstract
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.
Keywords
Meloidogyne javanica, Rhizoetonia batatieola, Fusarium solani, interaction, groundnut, antagonism
