CONTROL OF THE ROOT KNOT NEMATODE, Meloidogyne javanica INFECTED TOMATO PLANTS

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Department of Plant Pathology, Fac. of Agric., Alexandria Univ., Alexandria, Egypt.

2 Department of Plant Protection, Nasser Fac. of Agric., Aden Univ., Aden, Yemen.

Abstract

The effects of one isolate of Bacillus subtilis and two isolates of B. thuringiensis subsp. aegypti (Bt), the bioproducts Agarin® and Vertemic® and the chemical nematicide Vydate L 24% on Meloidogyne javanica infection on tomato plants were tested in the greenhouse. Treatment with Vydate L 24% caused the great reduction (90-93.7%) in nematode infection and reproduction (numbers of nematode root galls, egg-masses/plant and number of 2nd stage juveniles (J2) /250 cc soil). Treatments with sporulated bacterial cells suspension of the tested Bacillus isolates resulted in 59.1-80.1% reduction in nematode infection whereas treatment with the cell free-filtrates gave low reduction (16-57.7%) in nematode infection and reproduction. In another test, treatments with Vydate L 24%, Agarin® and Vertemic® induced great reduction (66.3-91.8%) in nematode infection and reproduction on infected tomato plants. Also, treatments with Vydate L 24% and the tested bioproducts showed significant increase in the dry weight of the shoot and root systems in comparison with control treatment. 

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