Abstract
A glass house study was conducted to test the efficacy of oviparasitic fungus, Paecilomyces lilacinus against rootknot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita on okra. The results showed that the application of P. lilacinus as seed treatment @10, 15, & 20 g/kg seed and soil application @ 1.5 and 3% w/w significantly increased plant growth characters of okra and suppressed galls, egg masses/plant and eggs/egg mass. Of the two types of fungal applications tried, soil application was found to be better in increasing plant growth characters and reducing rootknot nematode population compared to nematode alone treatment. Maximum reduction in galls, egg masses, eggs/egg mass was 26.8, 36.8 and 40.6%, respectively in treatment that received soil application of P. lilacinus @ 3% w/w.
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Claims 6
Claim · model-written summary
Seed treatment (10, 15 and 20 g/kg seed) and soil application (1.5 and 3% w/w) of Paecilomyces lilacinus significantly increased plant growth characters of okra in a glass house study with root-knot nematode.
- Taxon
- okra
Abelmoschus esculentuse1 - Treatment
- P. lilacinus as seed treatment @10, 15, & 20 g/kg seed and soil application @ 1.5 and 3% w/we1
- Interactor
- Meloidogyne incognita
Meloidogyne incognitae0pest - Second interactor
- P. lilacinus
Purpureocillium lilacinume1biocontrol_agent - Outcome
- plant growth characterse1
- Direction
- increasede1
Not reportedComparatorValue
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Verbatim
e0“against rootknot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita on okra”
e1“the application of P. lilacinus as seed treatment @10, 15, & 20 g/kg seed and soil application @ 1.5 and 3% w/w significantly increased plant growth characters of okra”
Claim · model-written summary
The same P. lilacinus seed and soil applications significantly suppressed galls, egg masses per plant and eggs per egg mass of Meloidogyne incognita on okra.
- Taxon
- okra
Abelmoschus esculentuse1 - Treatment
- P. lilacinus as seed treatment @10, 15, & 20 g/kg seed and soil application @ 1.5 and 3% w/we1
- Interactor
- Meloidogyne incognita
Meloidogyne incognitae0pest - Second interactor
- P. lilacinus
Purpureocillium lilacinume1biocontrol_agent - Outcome
- galls, egg masses/plant and eggs/egg masse1
- Direction
- suppressede1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e0“against rootknot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita on okra”
e1“the application of P. lilacinus as seed treatment @10, 15, & 20 g/kg seed and soil application @ 1.5 and 3% w/w significantly increased plant growth characters of okra and suppressed galls, egg masses/plant and eggs/egg mass”
Claim · model-written summary
Of the two ways of applying P. lilacinus, soil application was better than seed treatment at increasing okra growth characters and reducing the root-knot nematode population.
- Taxon
- okra
Abelmoschus esculentuse0 - Treatment
- soil applicatione1
- Interactor
- Meloidogyne incognita
Meloidogyne incognitae0pest - Outcome
- increasing plant growth characters and reducing rootknot nematode populatione1
- Direction
- bettere1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e0“Meloidogyne incognita on okra”
e1“soil application was found to be better in increasing plant growth characters and reducing rootknot nematode population compared to nematode alone treatment”
Claim · model-written summary
The maximum reduction in galls was 26.8%, with soil application of P. lilacinus at 3% w/w.
- Taxon
- okra
Abelmoschus esculentuse0 - Treatment
- soil application of P. lilacinus @ 3% w/we1
- Interactor
- Meloidogyne incognita
Meloidogyne incognitae0pest - Second interactor
- P. lilacinus
Purpureocillium lilacinume1biocontrol_agent - Outcome
- gallse1
- Direction
- reductione1
- Value
- 26.8e1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e0“against rootknot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita on okra”
e1“Maximum reduction in galls, egg masses, eggs/egg mass was 26.8, 36.8 and 40.6%, respectively in treatment that received soil application of P. lilacinus @ 3% w/w”
Claim · model-written summary
The maximum reduction in egg masses was 36.8%, with soil application of P. lilacinus at 3% w/w.
- Taxon
- okra
Abelmoschus esculentuse0 - Treatment
- soil application of P. lilacinus @ 3% w/we1
- Interactor
- Meloidogyne incognita
Meloidogyne incognitae0pest - Second interactor
- P. lilacinus
Purpureocillium lilacinume1biocontrol_agent - Outcome
- egg massese1
- Direction
- reductione1
- Value
- 36.8e1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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_penetrates_a_tomato_root_-_USDA-ARS.jpg?width=500)

Verbatim
e0“against rootknot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita on okra”
e1“Maximum reduction in galls, egg masses, eggs/egg mass was 26.8, 36.8 and 40.6%, respectively in treatment that received soil application of P. lilacinus @ 3% w/w”
Claim · model-written summary
The maximum reduction in eggs per egg mass was 40.6%, with soil application of P. lilacinus at 3% w/w.
- Taxon
- okra
Abelmoschus esculentuse0 - Treatment
- soil application of P. lilacinus @ 3% w/we1
- Interactor
- Meloidogyne incognita
Meloidogyne incognitae0pest - Second interactor
- P. lilacinus
Purpureocillium lilacinume1biocontrol_agent - Outcome
- eggs/egg masse1
- Direction
- reductione1
- Value
- 40.6%e1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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_penetrates_a_tomato_root_-_USDA-ARS.jpg?width=500)

Verbatim
e0“against rootknot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita on okra”
e1“Maximum reduction in galls, egg masses, eggs/egg mass was 26.8, 36.8 and 40.6%, respectively in treatment that received soil application of P. lilacinus @ 3% w/w”
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