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Egyptian journal of biological pest control
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Background: Acceptable alternative eco-friendly tools in the present study were tested to control the root-knot
nematode, Meloidogyne incognita, on greenhouse-cultivated vegetables. The nematicidal effect of rhizobacteria
(Pseudomonas and Serratia), egg parasitic fungus (Purpureocillium lilacinum), abamectin (Streptomyces avermitilis), and
3 botanicals (colocynth, Citrullus colocynthis; moringa, Moringa oleifera; marigold, Tagetes erecta L.) singly or in
combination was tested against M. incognita, in comparison with emamectin benzoate.
Results: In vitro treatments revealed that egg hatching and juvenile mortality were influenced by the type of bioagents,
plant species of botanicals, and exposure time. All the tested bioagents and botanicals displayed nematicidal potential via
their ovicidal and larvicidal action on egg hatching and J2mortality of M. incognita. Three and 5 days post-treatment,
abamectin and emamectin benzoate were more effective than P. lilacinum, Serratia and Pseudomonas, and C. colocynthis
in inhibiting egg hatching: 96.31 and 94.88%; 95.79 and 94.05%; 94.11 and 94.46%; 85.54 and 87.28%; 88.87 and 84.30%,
respectively. On the other hand, after 10 days, P. lilacinum gave the highest inhibition percentage (99.00%), followed by
abamectin (89.25%). However, the difference was insignificant compared with the inhibition percentage of rhizobacteria,
Serratia and Pseudomonas (88.69%; p ≤ 0.05). Moreover, juvenile mortality was 100.0, 96.80, and 91.60% after 10 days of
treatment, respectively. However, botanicals showed a lower effect on egg hatching and juvenile mortality. Under
greenhouse conditions, potential antagonism towards M. incognita by application the mixture of biocontrol agents and
botanicals was more effective in controlling M. incognita than single treatments.
Conclusions: The combination of abamectin and/or emamectin benzoate with P. lilacinum and rhizobacteria was the
most effective against M. incognita, followed by rhizobacteria and P. lilacinum, not only in decreasing galls and
reproduction of M. incognita but also in increasing plant growth of tomato parameters than the control. The application
of various bioagents including abamectin might be a potential antagonism strategy against phytonematodes in
protected agricultural areas
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