Department of Plant Pathology, UAS, GKVK, Bangalore-650 065.
A microplot study was conducted to evaluate effect of carbofuran, marigold waste amendment and biological agents (Pasteurinpenetrans and Clomus fasciculatum) individually and in comibnations on growth and yield of sunflower infested with root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita. Integration of all the 4 components was effective in improving plant growth and increasing seed yield by 100.3 per cent with a moderate cost: benefit ratio of 1:1.63.
Carbofuran, bioagents, Pasteuria penetrans, Glomus fasciculatum, management, root-knot, sunflower
