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Table 4 Effects of Dazomet and P. lilacinum YES-2-14 on the penetrating activity and pathogenicity of M. incognita J2s on tomato roots

From: Pre-treatment with Dazomet enhances the biocontrol efficacy of purpureocillium lilacinum to Meloidogyne incognita

Treatment

No. J2s root− 1

(4 dpi)

No. knots root− 1

(45 dpi)

CK

160 ± 11 A

377 ± 27 A

Dazomet

16 ± 5 C

106 ± 35 C

YES-2-14

82 ± 5 B

287 ± 19 B

Dazomet + YES-2-14

0 ± 0 D

1 ± 0 D

  1. Data are means ± standard deviations of three independent replicates. Different letters in the same column are significantly different at P < 0.01 according to Duncan’s multiple range test. CK, Dazomet, YES-2-14 and Dazomet + YES-2-14 represent the tomato seedlings were inoculated with M. incognita J2s treated with the four different treatments. dpi, days post inoculation.