Assessment of Biocontrol Agents for Management of Nematode Complex Disease in Chillies

The experiment on assessment of talc based formulations of Pseudomonas fluorescens 1% WP + Trichoderma viride 1% WP+ Paecilomyces lilacinus 1% WP of IIHR, Bangalore and talc based formulations of P fluorescence (Pf1) of TNAU, Coimbatore were used for the evaluation of its efficacy for the management of nematode complex disease in chillies at farmers field. The experiment was conducted in Nainarpalayam village of Vanoor block of Villupuram district at five farmer's field. The talc based formulation of P fluorescens, T viride and P lilacinus was enriched in farm yard manure@ 5kg/ha whereas P fluorescens (Pf1) was used @ 2.5 kg/ha for FYM enrichment and seed treatment @ 10g/kg of seed. The results revealed that soil application of mixture of three biocontrol agents viz., P fluorescens + T viride + P lilacinus enriched in FYM efficiently reduced the Fusarium wilt and root knot nematode incidence in chillies than application of single biocontrol agent P fluorescens (Pf1) alone.