Management of Meloidogyne incognita and Rhizoctonia solani Disease Complex with Fungal Antagonist in Tea Seedling Borah A.*, Baruah A., Gogoi D. Department of Nematology, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat-785 013, Assam, India *Corresponding author, E-mail: borah_aparajita@yahoo.com
Online published on 27 November, 2018. Abstract The fungal antagonists viz., Trichoderma viride, T. harzianum @ 4 g per kg of soil, Pochonia chlamydosporia @ 15 g per kg of soil and VAM, Glomus fasciculatum, @ 300 spores per kg of soil in comparison to carbofuran @ 3 g per kg of soil were tested for their efficacy as soil treatment for the management of Meloidogyne incognita and Rhizoctonia solani disease complex in tea seedling.. All the four fungal antagonists and the treatment with carbofuran @ 3 g per kg of soil were found to be effective in increasing the plant growth characters as well as reducing the number of galls, egg masses, collar rot incidence and final nematode population as compared to control. The treatment with carbofuran @ 3 g per kg of soil was recorded to be the most effective. However, VAM, G.fasciculatum @ 300 spores per kg of soil was found to be most effective among the fungal antagonist. Top Keywords Tea, management, Trichoderma viride, T. harzianum, Glomus fasciculatum, Pochonia chlamydosporia and carbofuran, disease complex, Meloidogyne incognita, Rhizoctonia solani.. Top |