Table 3.

Effect of silver nanoparticles (AgNP) as soil drench on rice seedling growth and root galling by Meloidogyne graminicola in nematode-infested field soil.

AgNP conc.	Fresh weight of 10 seedlings (g)	No. of galls/seedling
3 μg/ml	1.637a	4.9bc
6 μg/ml	1.365a	4.3bc
9 μg/ml	1.679a	3.9bc
12 μg/ml	1.318a	2.8c
Silvox® solution	1.567a	5.4ab
Untreated control	1.600a	7.5a

Notes: Drenching at 100 ml per pot. Initial nematode population = 1 J2 per g soil. The experiment was repeated, the Trial × Treatment interaction was not significant (p > 0.05). Data are means of two trials. All treatments had four replications randomized completely. Values with same letters in a column denote non-significant differences according to test of significance (p ≤ 0.05) in a completely randomized design.