Dose optimization of Paecilomyces lilacinus for the control of Meloidogyne incognita on tomato

An experiment was conducted under glass house conditions to establish the optimum dose of the fungus, Paecilomyces lilacinus against Meloidogyne incognita in tomato. The fungal suspension was inoculated a 1x 10⁶, 2x 10⁶, 3x 10⁶, 4x 10⁶, 5x 10⁶, 6x 10⁶, 7x 10⁶ and 8x 10⁶ spores per 3 kg soil. Four ml of fungal suspension (8x 10⁶ spores) of P. lilacinus per 3 kg soil was found to be the optimum dose for effective reduction of M. incognita population in soil, egg masses and number of galls and increased the plant growth parameters.