Department of Entomology, C.S.A. University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur-2, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Experiments conducted with bioagents, Pseudomonas fluorescens and Trichoderma viride used as soil and seed treatment against Pratylenchus thornei infecting chickpea revealed that combined application of both the organisms, each @ 2.5 kg/ha as soil treatment or 5 g/kg seed were effective and reduced the nematode population 34.8 and 22.3 per cent respectively. Yield of the host crop was increased 25.0 to 29.5 per cent over untreated control.
Trichoderma viride, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Pratylenchus thornei, chickpea
