Nematicidal rhizobacteria with plant growth-promoting traits associated with tomato in root-knot infested polyhouses

Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control

Table 6 Effect of rhizobacterial isolates on Meloidogyne incognita infecting tomato cv Pusa Ruby

No. of galls/plant root	Decrease (%)	No. of J2/cc soil	Decrease (%)	No. of egg mass/plant root	Decrease (%)	No. of eggs/egg mass	Decrease (%)	Reproduction Factor (RF)	Decrease (%)
262.83 ^a		96.33^a		162.83^a		259.17^a		48.17
41.50 ^b	− 84.21	42.0^c	− 56.40	35.83^b	− 77.99	143.33^c	− 44.69	21.00	− 56.40
42.83 ^b	− 83.70	47.00^bc	− 51.21	35.17^b	− 78.40	176.67^b	− 31.83	23.50	− 51.21
21.17 ^c	− 91.95	31.67^d	− 67.13	16.50^c	− 89.87	86.50^d	− 66.62	15.83	− 67.13
47.67 ^b	− 81.86	52.67^d	− 45.33	43.50^b	− 73.29	179.67^b	− 30.87	26.33	− 45.33
44.33 ^b	− 83.13	48.50^bc	− 49.65	45.67^b	− 71.95	173.33^b	− 33.12	24.25	− 49.65
9.11		5.62		8.77		14.01
808.39		137.03		288.42		169.69
0.0001		0.0001		0.0001		0.0001

Means with the same letter are not significantly different
B. p, Bacillus pumilus, B. m, Bacillus megaterium, B. s, Bacillus subtilis, B. c, Bacillus cereus, Mi, Meloidogyne incognita, VP, Velum prime (Nematicide)