Nematode-Fungal Disease Complex involving Meloidogyne incognita and Macrophomina phaseolina on Coleus forskohlii Briq
Abstract
A glasshouse experiment was carried out to study the interaction of Meloidogyne incognita and Macrophomina phaseolina on Coleus forskohlii. The nematode multiplication was adversely affected when fungus was inoculated prior to nematode. Simultaneous inoculation of nematode and fungus as well as nematode followed by fungus 15 days later, caused 100 percent root rot disease and significant reduction in plant growth compared to the inoculation of fungus alone or fungus inoculation prior to nematode.
Keywords
Meloidogyne incognita, Macrophomina phaseolina, Coleus forskohlii, disease complex
