Abstract
Root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne incognita) are major constraints to tomato production, causing severe yield losses worldwide. The present study evaluated the biocontrol potential of four entomopathogenic nematode (EPN) species: Steinernema carpocapsae, S glasseri, S siamkayai and S feltiae against M incognita under in vitro and pot culture conditions. In in vitro assays, all Steinernema species significantly inhibited egg hatching, with S carpocapsae and S siamkayai showing the highest suppression, comparable to carbofuran. Pot culture experiments revealed that EPN treatments significantly improved plant growth and yield attributes while reducing nematode population, gall number and gall index compared to the untreated control. Among the EPNs, S carpocapsae was the most effective, followed by S siamkayai and S feltiae. The results demonstrate the potential of Steinernema species, particularly S carpocapsae, as eco-friendly alternatives to chemical nematicides for sustainable management of root-knot nematodes in tomato.
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Claim · model-written summary
All Steinernema species significantly inhibited M. incognita egg hatching in vitro.
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicumt0 - Treatment
- Steinernema speciese0
- Interactor
- Meloidogyne incognita
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Meloidogyne incognitat1pathogen - Second interactor
- Steinernema species
Steinernemae0biocontrol_agent
- Outcome
- egg hatchinge0
- Direction
- inhibitede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
t0“tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L)”
t1“Meloidogyne incognita”
e0“all Steinernema species significantly inhibited egg hatching”
Claim · model-written summary
S. carpocapsae and S. siamkayai showed the highest egg hatch suppression, comparable to carbofuran.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- S carpocapsae and S siamkayaie0
- Interactor
- Meloidogyne incognitaMeloidogyne incognitat1pathogen
- Second interactor
- S carpocapsae and S siamkayai
- Outcome
- suppressione0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Comparator
- carbofurane0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L)”
t1“Meloidogyne incognita”
e0“S carpocapsae and S siamkayai showing the highest suppression, comparable to carbofuran”
Claim · model-written summary
EPN treatments improved tomato growth and yield attributes relative to untreated control.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- EPN treatmentse0
- Outcome
- plant growth and yield attributese0
- Direction
- improvede0
- Comparator
- untreated controle0
Not reportedInteractor
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L)”
e0“EPN treatments significantly improved plant growth and yield attributes while reducing nematode population, gall number and gall index compared to the untreated control”
Claim · model-written summary
EPN treatments reduced nematode population, gall number and gall index relative to untreated control.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- EPN treatmentse0
- Interactor
- Meloidogyne incognitaMeloidogyne incognitat1pathogen
- Outcome
- nematode population, gall number and gall indexe0
- Direction
- reducinge0
- Comparator
- untreated controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L)”
t1“Meloidogyne incognita”
e0“EPN treatments significantly improved plant growth and yield attributes while reducing nematode population, gall number and gall index compared to the untreated control”
Claim · model-written summary
S. carpocapsae was the most effective EPN, followed by S. siamkayai and S. feltiae.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Interactor
- S carpocapsae
- Outcome
- most effectivee0
- Direction
- most effectivee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L)”
e0“Among the EPNs, S carpocapsae was the most effective, followed by S siamkayai and S feltiae”
Claim · model-written summary
Steinernema species, especially S. carpocapsae, are proposed as alternatives to chemical nematicides in tomato.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Interactor
- Steinernema species
- Outcome
- eco-friendly alternatives to chemical nematicidese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L)”
e0“potential of Steinernema species, particularly S carpocapsae, as eco-friendly alternatives to chemical nematicides for sustainable management of root-knot nematodes in tomato”
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