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Integrated Management of Meloidogyne incognita and Soilborne Fungi Infecting Cucumber under Protected Cultivation

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: Relative efficacy of various approaches to managing Meloidogyne incognita and soil borne fungus, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cucumerinum in cucumber for two seasons was tested under protected cultivation. Several management practices adopted such as chemicals (fumigant, non-fumigant, and fungicide), organic amendments (Neem cake, leaves and oil, soil and seed treatment), and biocontrol agents (the egg-parasitic fungus, Purpureocillium lilacinum), all practices combine for the management of disease. Eleven treatments with untreated control in a randomized block design. Two significant parameters were measured: plant growth parameter (plant height, dry root weight and yield) and disease parameters (galls/plant, final nematode population, egg masses/plant and fungal incidence). All treatments significantly improved plant growth parameters and reduced nematode reproduction as compared to untreated check. The integration of formalin and neem oil seed treatment favor the low root galling index compared to all other treatments in both the seasons. Integration of formalin and neem oil seed treatment reduced nematode population and fungus incidence and increased the yield of cucumber during both the seasons.

Source: Journal of Nematology

DOI: 10.2478/jofnem-2022-0042

Authors: J. A. Patil, Saroj Yadav, Sewak Ram, Anil Kumar, Satish Kumar

Institution: Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Language: English

Topic: Nematode management and characterization studies

Subfield: Plant Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDGs: Zero hunger, Life on land

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $400