Effect of Bio-Agent as Seed Treatment to Check the Initial Infection of Reniform Nematode, Rotylenchulus reniformis on Summer Mungbean (Vigna radiata L.)

Reniform nematode, Rotylenchulus reniformis received greater attention due to its polyphagous nature, cosmopolitan distribution and adaptability different agro-ecological condition. It causes great losses pulses including Mungbean (Singh, 2015). Therefore, an experiment was carried out test the efficacy of botanicals manage reniform nematode infecting summer mungbean. Bioagents i.e. Metarhizium anisopliae Beauveria bassiana were used at 5%, 10% 15% as seed treatment. Trichoderma viride kept standard check. An untreated check also maintained compare experimental findings. The conducted in completely randomized design with five replications. Results revealed that 15 % w/w treatment significantly improve plant growth parameters (44.81–77.21%) mungbean followed by (38.44-70.88%) (34.13–62.50%) compared These treatments reduced infestation R. on tune 36.04-47.43%.