Utilization Of Some Botanicals For The Management Of Root-Knot Nematode And Plant Growth Parameters Of Tomato (Lycopersicon Esculentum L.)

Efficacy of some botanicals such as Calotropis procera, Calotropis gigantia, Thevatia peruviana, Euphorbia neriifolia, Argemone mexicana, Solanum xanthocarpum, Eichhornia echinulata, Nerium indicum and Pedilanthus tithymoides were evaluated against root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita under field conditions. Significant reduction was observed in the number of root galls caused by Meloidogyne incognita in those plants treated with these botanicals. A much improvement was observed in the growth parameters like plant weight, per cent pollen fertility, chlorophyll content and ascorbic acid content.