Approaches for management of Meloidogyne incognita in pulses

Meloidogyne incognita can be effectively managed through biological control agents. The present study on the bio-intensive management of M. blackgram with bio-agents, viz. Bacillus marisflavi, altitudinis, subtilis, Trichoderma viride, Verticillium lecanii and Pseudomonas fluorescens as soil application was carried out under net house conditions at Department Nematology, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, controlled during winter (rabi) season 2020–21. Treatment @1 × 108 cfu/ml enriched in vermicompost @20 g/m2 found to most effective enhancing plant growth parameters, number nodules per root system reducing galls system, egg masses final root-knot nematode population soil. Given importance pulses maintaining national food nutritional security, well a limiting factor pulse production, agents for are viable alternative pesticides. Biocontrol studied help attaining favourable health, therefore considered more promising practice against nematode.