Table 3 Effects of six selected bacterial isolates on nematode indices of Meloidogyne javanica on tomato roots in a glasshouse
Treatments | Galls/g root | Egg masses/g root | Eggs/g root | J2s/pot soil | Final population (Pf) | Reproduction factor (Rf) | Rf reduction (%)a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bacillus megaterium C3 | 110 bc | 127 b | 4475 bc | 8850 b | 38,260 b | 6.3 b | 47.2 |
Bacillus safensis VW3 | 119 bc | 117 bc | 5825 b | 8100 b | 32,957 b | 5.4 b | 54.5 |
Lysinibacillus fusiformis C1 | 141 b | 67 cd | 7875 bc | 4500 b | 36,798 b | 6.1 b | 49.2 |
Lysinibacillus sp. VW6 | 123 bc | 133 b | 5525 bc | 5850 b | 28,730 b | 4.7 b | 60.3 |
Pseudomonas resinovorans VW4 | 72 c | 48 d | 3738 c | 6300 b | 24,615 b | 4.1 b | 66.0 |
Sphingobacterium daejeonense LV1 | 122 bc | 50 d | 5529 bc | 6320 b | 33,765 b | 5.6 b | 53.4 |
Water | 251 a | 216 a | 11,400 a | 15,900 a | 72,526 a | 12.0 a | – |