Glomus mosseae (Gerd and trappe) and neemex reduce invasion and development of Meloidogyne incognita

Among plant parasitic nematodes,root knot nematodes are the major problem for vegetables including eggplant. chemical control of nematodes is hazardous to health and causes environmental pollution by contaminating underground water. the bio-protectant potential of mycorrhizal fungus (glomus mosseae) and neemex® (azadirachtin) against invasion and development of meloidogyne incognita was tested in eggplant roots in greenhouse pot trials. neemex (5 g,10 g and 15 g) and g. mosseae (100 g,150 g and 200 g) were applied as protective treatment. the roots of eggplant were inoculated with 1000 second stage juveniles of m. incognita. eggplants inoculated with nematodes only served as control. each treatment was replicated tenfold. data were recorded after one week interval up to five weeks to record different developmental stages of m. incognita. after each harvest,neemex in combination with g. mosseae proved the most effective as the development of nematode was adversely affected. developing juveniles and adults were less in number in the combined treatment. copyright 2017 zoological society of pakistan.