Department of Nematology, Centre for Plant Protection Studies, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore - 641003.
Investigations were carried out to study the biocontrol potential of Paecilomyces lilacinus on Meloidogyne incognita on tomato. Under glass house conditions, soil application of talc based formulation of P. lilacinus @ 4.0 g per 3 kg was found to be highly effective against M. incognita. It recorded the lowest nematode population and increased plant growth such as shoot length (65.5%), root length (84.3%), shoot weight (127.5%) and yield (195.2%).
Biological control, Meloidogyne incognita, Paecilomyces lilacinus, method of application, tomato
