Trichoderma asperellum affects Meloidogyne incognita infestation and development in Celosia argentea

Due to the rise in cost and detrimental health and environmental consequences that accompany the use of nematicides, there is a need for a more eco-friendly and less expensive alternative to control root-knot nematode ( ). Nematode infestation reduces the quality and quantity of Linn. A pot experime...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inOpen agriculture Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. 778 - 784
Main Authors Temitope, Alori Elizabeth, Patrick, Aluko Ajibola, Abiodun, Joseph, Olasekan, Adekiya Aruna, Onye, Aremu Charity, Vincent, Adebiyi Ojo Timothy, Abodunde, Adegbite Kehinde, Wutem, Ejue, Elliseus, Rutazaha JoanPaula
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published De Gruyter 05.12.2020
Subjects
agriculture
biocontrol
celosia argentea
meloidogyne incognita
microbial inoculant
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:Due to the rise in cost and detrimental health and environmental consequences that accompany the use of nematicides, there is a need for a more eco-friendly and less expensive alternative to control root-knot nematode ( ). Nematode infestation reduces the quality and quantity of Linn. A pot experiment was conducted in a greenhouse to determine the biocontrol efficacy of against in . The treatments consisted infected inoculated with 0, 2.2 × 10 , 4.4 × 10 , or 6.6 × 10  cfu/pot of . All doses of reduced the root-knot nematode population and root gall index. Growth and development of were improved, indicating that has the potential to be used as a biocontrol agent in production. The biocontrol activity of in increased as the week went by until the plants attained full maturity. Hence, the control of by depends on the developmental stage of the plant root system.
ISSN:2391-9531
2391-9531
DOI:10.1515/opag-2020-0075