TABLE 8.
Effect of the wettable powder formulation of ethyl acetate layer of Penicillium commune KACC 45973 (Pc45973–WP20) on gall formation, nematode populations in roots and soils, and shoot and root growth of tomato plants infected with Meloidogyne incognita.
| Treatments | Conc. (folds) | Nematode population (J2 and eggs) | GI | Control value (%) of gall | Plant | Root weight | ||
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| Pc45973–WP20 | 250 | 431.26 ± 37.84c | 15.02 ± 1.38b | 2.00 ± 0.82c | 57.89 ± 16.3c | 36.50 ± 4.50b | 24.85 ± 3.60c | 6.94 ± 1.22b |
| 500 | 510.39 ± 53.84c | 16.74 ± 2.37b | 3.00 ± 0.82c | 36.84 ± 16.3bc | 41.30 ± 2.50b | 24.64 ± 1.45c | 7.02 ± 1.10b | |
| 1,000 | 703.89 ± 63.72b | 20.26 ± 4.17b | 3.75 ± 0.5b | 21.05 ± 10.00ab | 40.00 ± 4.10b | 24.67 ± 2.66c | 6.65 ± 0.29b | |
| Sunchungtan | 4,000 | 0.00 ± 0.00d | 5.51 ± 5.60c | 0.00 ± 0.00d | 100.00 ± 0.00d | 13.80 ± 11.10a | 3.29 ± 2.83a | 1.93 ± 0.52a |
| Untreated control | − | 1233.07 ± 36.47a | 32.96 ± 4.23a | 4.75 ± 0.50a | 0.00 ± 0.00a | 31.30 ± 2.50b | 17.16 ± 3.68b | 6.17 ± 0.19b |
Means with same letters are not significantly different (p < 0.05) according to Turkey’s test. Each value represents the mean ± standard deviation of four repeated values from two trials.