Abstract

COMPARATIVE EFFICACY OF GLOMUS FASCICULATUM, TRICHODERMA HARZIANUM, CARBOFURAN AND CARBENDAZIM IN MANAGEMENT OF MELOIDOGYNE INCOGNITA AND RHIZOCTONIA SOLANI DISEASE COMPLEX ON BRINJAL

Th. Sunita Devi* and B. Mahanta

Abstract

Field experiment was conducted in a naturally root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) infested field. The results revealed that the treatment with Trichoderma harzianum @1.25 kg/ha and carbofuran @ 0.5 kg a.i/ha was found to be effective in increasing plant growth parameters and yield of brinjal. The treatment with carbofuran @ 1 kg a.i/ha was found to be best in suppressing the final nematode population in soil. Minimum disease incidence was recorded in treatment with carbofuran @ 0.5 kg a.i/ha + carbendazim @ 0.05%.

Keywords: Glomus fasciculatum, Meloidogyne incognita, Trichoderma harzianum, management, brinjal.