KUMAR, SUNILGUPTA, HIMANSHI2020-02-222020-02-222019-10-07http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810143436The present investigations entitled “Eco-friendly management of root knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita” was carried out to record the effect of leaf/seed kernel extracts of different indigenous plants and in combination with microbial bioagents formulations namely, Trichoderma viride (2 × 109 cfu/g), Verticillium chlamydosporium (2 × 109 cfu/g) and Pseudomonas fluorescens (1 × 108 cfu/g) for the management of root knot nematode, M. incognita in vitro and in vivo on tomato. The aqueous leaf extract of Vitex negundo was found to be effective for juvenile mortality of M. incognita. Efficacy of the formulation increased with increase in concentrations as well as exposure periods. While aqueous leaf extract of Eupatorium perfoliatum @ 10% concentration and V. negundo @ 10% concentration were effective in reducing the egg hatching of M. incognita. In another experiment, Cow urine @ 10% (v/v) was found to be effective for the juvenile mortality as well as in reducing the egg hatching of M. incognita. Agniastra @ 100 ml in combination with T. viride @ 2g/1000 cm3 soil played an important role in improving the plant status of tomato like shoot length, root length, shoot weight, root weight and leaf count per plant and in reducing the nematode population both in soil and in roots, this leads in reducing the root gall formation of tomato.ennullThesis