Application of Methanolic Extracts of Botanicals for the Management of M. incognita Infecting Tomato and Chilli Usman A.1,*, Siddiqui Mansoor A.2 1Research scholar, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh-202002. 2Professor, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh-202002. *E-mail id: usumadeena@gmail.com
Abstract Leaf extracts of two plants such as Murrayakoenigii L. Spreng and Vitexnegundo L. were used as bare-root dip treatment for the management of phytonematode, Meloidogyneincognita infecting tomato (Lycopersiconesculentum) and chilli (Capsicumannum) plants. Significant reduction was observed in the root-knot development caused by M.incognita on the experimental plants. Leaf extracts of Murraya caused relatively higher inhibition in root-knot development and nematode multiplication than Vitex. Improvement in plant growth was noted. The efficacy of root-dip treatment with respect to improvement in plant weight and reduction in disease incidence increased with the increase in concentration of leaf extracts and dip duration. Top Keywords Bare-root dip treatment, Chilli, Murraya koenigii, Leaf extract, Phytonematodes, Tomato, Vitex negundo. Top |