Table 6 Effect of combined addition of basil, caraway, and fennel, each with Trichoderma harzianum, T. viride, and T. vierns on Meloidogyne incognita and number of nodules in pea root system
% Reduction in nematode and gall numbers | % Increase in no. of nodules | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Treatments | J2 in roots | Egg masses | Average percentages of nematode reduction | Galls | |
Basil + Th | 92.7 | 80.0 | 86.4 | 81.5 | 25.7 |
Basil+ Tv | 93.2 | 66.7 | 80.0 | 74.1 | 14.3 |
Basil + Tvi | 91.9 | 80.0 | 86.0 | 81.5 | 31.4 |
Average overall percentages | 92.6 | 75.6 | 84.1 | 79.0 | 23.8 |
Caraway + Th | 92.4 | 80.0 | 86.2 | 81.5 | 28.6 |
Caraway + Tv | 91.7 | 66.7 | 79.2 | 70.4 | 20.0 |
Caraway + Tvi | 92.6 | 80.0 | 86.3 | 77.8 | 25.7 |
Average overall percentages | 92.2 | 75.6 | 83.9 | 76.6 | 24.8 |
Fennel + Th | 91.4 | 53.3 | 72.4 | 63.0 | 14.3 |
Fennel + Tv | 91.7 | 66.7 | 79.2 | 81.5 | 25.7 |
Fennel + Tvi | 91.5 | 80.0 | 85.8 | 74.1 | 31.4 |
Average overall percentages | 91.5 | 66.7 | 79.1 | 72.9 | 23.8 |
Sorghum (carrier) | 87.1 | 53.3 | 70.2 | 63.0 | 22.9 |
Carbofuran® 10%G | 85.0 | 66.7 | 75.9 | 70.4 | 45.7 |
Nematode only (control) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |