Abstract
The tomato (Solanum esculentum Mill.) is one of the most widely cultivated vegetable crops worldwide. It serves as a favorable host for plant-parasitic nematodes, particularly the root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne javanica). Investigations were carried out to determine the effectiveness of bio-agents against root-knot nematodes in pot conditions. The bio-agents included Metarhizium anisopliae, Bacillus subtilis, Verticillium lecanii, Trichoderma harzianum and, Trichoderma asperellum) against root-knot nematode in pot condition. Effect of bio-agents was also estimated for accumulation of PPO and PAL and Root-knot nematode-infected tomato roots containing phenol. The results of the experiment showed that all the bio-agents significantly increased the levels of PPO, PAL, and phenol in tomato roots, improved plant growth parameters, and reduced nematode reproduction compared to the untreated control. The best treatment with the highest PPO, PAL, and phenol activity among the investigated bio-agents was determined to be Trichoderma harzianum at 3 gm/kg soil, followed by Bacillus subtilis and Metarhizium anisopliae. It improves the plant growth parameter and lowers the number of nematodes in the pot.
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Claims 6
Claim · model-written summary
All bio-agents significantly increased PPO, PAL and phenol levels in tomato roots compared with the untreated control.
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicume0 - Organ / stage
- rootse0
- Treatment
- bio-agentse0
- Outcome
- levels of PPO, PAL, and phenole0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- untreated controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“all the bio-agents significantly increased the levels of PPO, PAL, and phenol in tomato roots, improved plant growth parameters, and reduced nematode reproduction compared to the untreated control”
Claim · model-written summary
All bio-agents significantly improved plant growth parameters of tomato compared with the untreated control.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- bio-agentse0
- Outcome
- plant growth parameterse0
- Direction
- improvede0
- Comparator
- untreated controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“all the bio-agents significantly increased the levels of PPO, PAL, and phenol in tomato roots, improved plant growth parameters, and reduced nematode reproduction compared to the untreated control”
Claim · model-written summary
All bio-agents significantly reduced Meloidogyne javanica reproduction on tomato compared with the untreated control.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- bio-agentse0
- Interactor
- Meloidogyne javanicaMeloidogyne javanicae1pest
- Outcome
- nematode reproductione0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Comparator
- untreated controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“all the bio-agents significantly increased the levels of PPO, PAL, and phenol in tomato roots, improved plant growth parameters, and reduced nematode reproduction compared to the untreated control”
e1“Meloidogyne javanica”
Claim · model-written summary
Trichoderma harzianum at 3 gm/kg soil gave the highest PPO, PAL and phenol activity among the bio-agents, followed by Bacillus subtilis and Metarhizium anisopliae.
- Taxon
- Tomato PlantsSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- Trichoderma harzianum at 3 gm/kg soile0
- Interactor
- Trichoderma harzianum
Trichoderma harzianume0biocontrol_agent - Outcome
- highest PPO, PAL, and phenol activitye0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Comparator
- Bacillus subtilis and Metarhizium anisopliaee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The best treatment with the highest PPO, PAL, and phenol activity among the investigated bio-agents was determined to be Trichoderma harzianum at 3 gm/kg soil, followed by Bacillus subtilis and Metarhizium anisopliae”
t0“Tomato Plants”
Claim · model-written summary
The best treatment, Trichoderma harzianum, improved the plant growth parameter in the pots.
- Taxon
- Tomato PlantsSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Outcome
- plant growth parametere0
- Direction
- improvese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“It improves the plant growth parameter and lowers the number of nematodes in the pot”
t0“Tomato Plants”
Claim · model-written summary
The best treatment, Trichoderma harzianum, lowered the number of nematodes in the pots.
- Taxon
- Tomato PlantsSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Outcome
- number of nematodese0
- Direction
- lowerse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“It improves the plant growth parameter and lowers the number of nematodes in the pot”
t0“Tomato Plants”
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