Department of Nematology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641 003, Tamil Nadu.
*Part of M.Sc. (Ag.) thesis submitted by the senior author to Tamil Nadu Agricultural University.
The pot experiment under glass house conditions was conducted for the control of Meloidogyne incognita in okra cv. Pusa Sawani, through the use of various organics as soil amendments. Maximum shoot length, fresh and dry shoot weight, root length, fresh and dry root weight and pod yield were recorded with neem cake @ 13.5g/pot. It was followed by mustard cake @ 13.5 g/pot. Maximum reduction in number of females, number of egg masses, number of eggs per egg mass and soil nematode population were also recorded in soil amended with neem cake @ 13.5g/pot.
Meloidogyne incognita, organics, Okra, control
