Table 1 Effect of Beauveria bassiana BIM-001 and BY2 isolates on soil, root, total nematode density and reproduction rate of Pratylenchus thornei

Parameters

Isolates

Spore Concentration

Soil nematode density (500 g soil)

Root nematode density (per pot)

Final nematode density (soil + root)

Reproduction rate (PF/PI)

Mean ± Standard error*

BIM-001

10⁸

641.7 ± 27.1^b

930.9 ± 45.9^b

1572.6 ± 36.2^b

3.9 ± 0.0^b

10⁷

717.4 ± 43.0^b

960.0 ± 68.7^b

1819.0 ± 65.6^b

4.5 ± 0.1^b

10⁶

859.0 ± 76.9^b

1429.6 ± 77.1^a

2147.0 ± 109.2^a

5.3 ± 0.2^a

Control

1234.0 ± 71.6^a

1105.0 ± 111.2^b

2341.0 ± 53.3^a

5.8 ± 0.1^a

BY2

10⁸

645.2 ± 35.0^C

849.0 ± 97.7 B

1492.2 ± 99.7^C

3.6 ± 0.2^C

10⁷

769.6 ± 36.3 BC

908.0 ± 111.3^AB

1809.8 ± 92.5 B

4.4 ± 0.2 B

10⁶

901.7 ± 72.2 B

1270.7 ± 78.1^A

2046.7 ± 65.8^AB

5.0 ± 0.1^AB

Control

1234.0 ± 71.6^A

1105.0 ± 111.2^AB

2341.0 ± 53.3^A

5.8 ± 0.1^A