Parasitism of Meloidogyne incognita eggs by Fusarium oxysporum and other fungi
Abstract
The fungal parasites Paecilomyces lilacinus, Fusarium oxysporum, F. sporotrichioides, Phoma glomerata and Trichoderma viride were isolated from the eggs of Meloidogyne incognita. This is first report of F. sporotrichioides and P. glomerata isolated from eggs of M. incognita. Hundred per cent parasitsm of eggs of M. incognita, Heterodera cajani and Rotylenchulus reniformis were observed with P. lilacinus and F. oxysporum under laboratory condition. In potted condition on tomato, considerable reduction of galls and eggmasses of M. incognita were recorded by application of F. oxysporum. About 65.7% parasitism of eggmasses and 68.5% parasitism of eggs were recorded with F. oxysporum isolate 1.
Keywords
Fungal parasites, Fusarizrm oxysporum, Meloidogyne incognita, tomato
