The nematicidal potential of novel fungus, Trichoderma asperellum FbMi6 against Meloidogyne incognita.

ABSTRACT: One of the most damaging pests in vegetable crops is the root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) worldwide. The continuous use of nematicide is costly and has unintended consequences for human and environmental health. To minimize nematicides, eco-friendly integrated nematode management is required. Trichoderma, an antagonistic fungus has been explored to control root-knot nematode. The fungal bio-control strain FbMi6 was identified as Trichoderma asperellum (accession no. MT529846.1). T. asperellum FbMi6 showed substantial nematicidal activity in the laboratory, with egg hatch suppression (96.6%) and juvenile mortality (90.3%) of M. incognita. T. asperellum FbMi6 was examined under pot and field  conditions (after neem cake enrichment), both alone and in combination, and compared with

SUBMITTER: Saharan R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10123068 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature