Avoidable Yield Loss Due to Meloidogyne incognita and Other Parasitic Nematode in Fieldpea (Pisum sativum) in Field Condition

Avoidable yield losses due to infestation of Meloidogyne incognita and other plant parasitic nematodes on fieldpea cv. Bonnevilla was studied under field condition for three consecutive years. Paired plot technique was employed using carbofuran @ 2 kg/a.i./ha along with untreated control, replicated six times. Yield of fieldpea was declined 18.32% in untreated plots as compared to treated plots. There was an increase of 52.06 % in total population of plant parasitic nematodes in untreated plots while a decrease of 60.5 % over initial nematode population was recorded in treated plots. There was a significant reduction in rhizobium nodulation in nematode infested plots than to treated plots.