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volume 40 issue 1 (march 2006) : 76 - 78

EVALUATION OF PAECILOMYCES LILACINUS (STRAIN PL-NILGIRIS) AGAINST MELOIDOGYNE INCOGNITA IN CHILLI (CAPSICUM ANNUUM L.)

I
I. Cannayane
C
C.V. Sivakumar
1Department of Nematology, Centre for Plant Protection Studies, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore - 641 003, India

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ABSTRACT

An isolate of Paecilomyces lilacinus (Strain PL-Nilgiris) parasitized the eggs of Meloidogyne
incognita (race 3) by 48.3 % in vitro and caused egg necrosis. The infected eggs became
vacuolated and filled with fungal hyphae. Two pot culture trials in chilli as seedling bare root-dip
treatment of P. lilacinus were conducted under glass house condition to evaluate the biocontrol
potential of the fungus against M. incognita. All the P. lilacinus treated chilli plants showed
significant difference in shoot weight and root weight when compared to the untreated control.
Seedling root-dip treatment of chilli in fungal suspension containing 8 x 106 spores/ml (PLHigh)
reduced gall formation of M. incognita by 47.9 %. The egg masses under PL-High were
colonized by the fungus to an extent of 61.7 % and parasitization of eggs were 42.2 %. The
fungus, introduced through bare root-dip, established and multiplied fast in soil, which was
evident from the colony forming units (cfu’s) of the fungus reisolation from the inoculated soil. P.
lilacinus (PL- Nilgiris) profusely colonized the roots of chilli plants under glasshouse conditions.

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    REFERENCES

    1. Arai, T. et al. (1973). J. Antibiotics, 26: 157-161.
    2. Cayrol, J.C. et al. (1989). Rev. Nematol., 12: 331-336.
    3. Culbreath, A.K. et al. (1986). Nematropica., 16: 153-166.
    4. Dackman, C. and Nordbring-Hertz, B. (1985). J. Nematol., 17: 50-55.
    5. Domsch, K.H. et al. (1980). Compendium of Soil Fungi Vol. I. Academic Press, New York: 304 pp.
    6. Jalata, P. (1985). In: An Advanced Treatise on Meloidogyne. Vol.I. (Sasser, J.N. and Carter, C.C. eds.) North Carolina State University Graphics, Raleigh, USA : 303-308.
    7. Jatala, P. (1986). Ann. Rev.Phytopath., 24: 453-489.
    8. Morgan-Jones, G. et al. (1984). Nematropica., 14: 57-71.
    9. Reddy, P.P. et al. (1996). Pest Mgmt. Hort. Ecosystem., 2: 61-63.
    10. Sivakumar, C.V. et al. (1993). J. Biol. Cont., 1: 40-45.
    11. Stirling, G.R. (1991). Biological Control of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes. CAB International Wallingford. 282 pp.
    12. Zaki, F.A. (1994). Nematol. Medit., 22: 41-43.
    13. Zaki, F.A. and Bhatti, D.S. (1990). Nematologica., 36: 114-122.
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      volume 40 issue 1 (march 2006) : 76 - 78

      EVALUATION OF PAECILOMYCES LILACINUS (STRAIN PL-NILGIRIS) AGAINST MELOIDOGYNE INCOGNITA IN CHILLI (CAPSICUM ANNUUM L.)

      I
      I. Cannayane
      C
      C.V. Sivakumar
      1Department of Nematology, Centre for Plant Protection Studies, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore - 641 003, India

      • Submitted|

      • First Online |

      • doi

      Cite article:- Cannayane I., Sivakumar C.V. (2025). EVALUATION OF PAECILOMYCES LILACINUS (STRAIN PL-NILGIRIS) AGAINST MELOIDOGYNE INCOGNITA IN CHILLI (CAPSICUM ANNUUM L.). Indian Journal of Agricultural Research. 40(1): 76 - 78. doi: .

      ABSTRACT

      An isolate of Paecilomyces lilacinus (Strain PL-Nilgiris) parasitized the eggs of Meloidogyne
      incognita (race 3) by 48.3 % in vitro and caused egg necrosis. The infected eggs became
      vacuolated and filled with fungal hyphae. Two pot culture trials in chilli as seedling bare root-dip
      treatment of P. lilacinus were conducted under glass house condition to evaluate the biocontrol
      potential of the fungus against M. incognita. All the P. lilacinus treated chilli plants showed
      significant difference in shoot weight and root weight when compared to the untreated control.
      Seedling root-dip treatment of chilli in fungal suspension containing 8 x 106 spores/ml (PLHigh)
      reduced gall formation of M. incognita by 47.9 %. The egg masses under PL-High were
      colonized by the fungus to an extent of 61.7 % and parasitization of eggs were 42.2 %. The
      fungus, introduced through bare root-dip, established and multiplied fast in soil, which was
      evident from the colony forming units (cfu’s) of the fungus reisolation from the inoculated soil. P.
      lilacinus (PL- Nilgiris) profusely colonized the roots of chilli plants under glasshouse conditions.

      KEYWORDS

        REFERENCES

        1. Arai, T. et al. (1973). J. Antibiotics, 26: 157-161.
        2. Cayrol, J.C. et al. (1989). Rev. Nematol., 12: 331-336.
        3. Culbreath, A.K. et al. (1986). Nematropica., 16: 153-166.
        4. Dackman, C. and Nordbring-Hertz, B. (1985). J. Nematol., 17: 50-55.
        5. Domsch, K.H. et al. (1980). Compendium of Soil Fungi Vol. I. Academic Press, New York: 304 pp.
        6. Jalata, P. (1985). In: An Advanced Treatise on Meloidogyne. Vol.I. (Sasser, J.N. and Carter, C.C. eds.) North Carolina State University Graphics, Raleigh, USA : 303-308.
        7. Jatala, P. (1986). Ann. Rev.Phytopath., 24: 453-489.
        8. Morgan-Jones, G. et al. (1984). Nematropica., 14: 57-71.
        9. Reddy, P.P. et al. (1996). Pest Mgmt. Hort. Ecosystem., 2: 61-63.
        10. Sivakumar, C.V. et al. (1993). J. Biol. Cont., 1: 40-45.
        11. Stirling, G.R. (1991). Biological Control of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes. CAB International Wallingford. 282 pp.
        12. Zaki, F.A. (1994). Nematol. Medit., 22: 41-43.
        13. Zaki, F.A. and Bhatti, D.S. (1990). Nematologica., 36: 114-122.
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