Table 4.

Efficacy of the fermentation culture of Lactobacillus brevis WiKim0069 on melon plants in a field naturally infected by Meloidogyne spp.

Treatment	No. of nematodes in 100 g of soil		Galling index	Control value (%)
	30 Days	60 Days
WiKim0069 (×5)	408 ± 84 a	744 ± 559 a	0.8 ± 0.2 b	62.8 ± 6.5 a
Fosthiazate (×4,000)	267 ± 67 a	886 ± 47 a	1.5 ± 0.6 ab	32.8 ± 27.1 b
Untreated control	729 ± 510 a	1,189 ± 910 a	2.3 ± 0.4 a	-

Values are the mean ± SD of three replicates (15 melon plants/replicate). Each treatment consisted of 45 melon plants. Means with the same letter are not significantly different (P < 0.05), according to Duncan’s multiple range test.