Effect of certain organic amendments and Trichoderma species on the root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita, infecting pea (Pisum sativum L.) plants

Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control

Table 1 Effect of basil, caraway, fennel, Trichoderma harzianum, T. viride, and T. vierns, added alone on second-stage juveniles (J₂), egg masses, and galls of Meloidogyne incognita and number of bacterial nodules in the plant of pea root system under pot conditions

Treatments	Nematode and gall numbers/root system			No. of nodules/root system
Treatments	J₂ in roots	Egg masses	Galls	No. of nodules/root system
Basil	120de	5bc	8bc	52a
Caraway	93f	7b	10b	38bc
Fennel	133 cd	6b	9bc	39bc
Trichoderma harzianum (Th)	120de	5bc	7bc	38bc
T. viride (Tv)	110ef	5bc	8bc	43b
T. vierns (Tvi)	175b	3c	6c	42b
Sorghum (carrier)	140c	7b	10b	43b
Carbofuran® 10%G	160b	5bc	8bc	51a
Nematode only (control)	1087a	15a	27a	35c

Values are averages of 5 replicates. Values followed by the same letter(s) in a column are not significantly different at P ≤ 0.05