Table 1 Effect of S. antibioticus strain M7 on various growth traits of tomato seedlings infested with M. incognita
From: Nematicidal potential of Streptomyces antibioticus strain M7 against Meloidogyne incognita
Treatment | Shoot length (cm) | Root length (cm) | Shoot fresh weight (g) | Root fresh weight (g) | Shoot dry weight (g) | Root dry weight (g) | No. of galls/cm root | No. of egg masses/cm root |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C | 28.60 ± 0.8 bc | 7.44 ± 1.2 c | 2.45 ± 0.07 b | 0.11 ± 0.00 b | 0.21 ± 0.01 b | 0.02 ± 0.00 d | – | – |
CC | 39.08 ± 2.1 a (36.64)*** | 15.50 ± 2.3 ab (108.33)*** | 5.53 ± 0.40 a (125.71)*** | 0.83 ± 0.15 ab (654.54)*** | 0.65 ± 0.08 ab (204.52)*** | 0.11 ± 0.01 ab (450)*** | – | – |
CS | 41.70 ± 3.0 a (45.80)*** | 15.60 ± 1.0 ab (109.67)*** | 6.36 ± 1.27 a (159.59)*** | 0.87 ± 0.34 a (690.90)*** | 0.89 ± 0.27 ab (323.80)*** | 0.14 ± 0.03 abc (600)*** | – | – |
SE | 36.68 ± 1.8 ab (28.25)*** | 16.04 ± 1.6 ab (115.59)*** | 4.35 ± 0.24 ab (190.00)*** | 0.73 ± 0.10 ab (563.63)*** | 0.47 ± 0.05 a (108.33)*** | 0.10 ± 0.01 a (400)*** | – | – |
M. incognita | 24.40 ± 2.3 c | 10.48 ± 0.3 bc | 2.09 ± 0.44 b | 0.30 ± 0.04 ab | 0.22 ± 0.03 ab | 0.03 ± 0 cd | 11.6 ± 1.2 a | 8.6 ± 0.5 a |
M. incognita + CC | 42.38 ± 1.4 a (73.68)** | 17.28 ± 1.5 a (64.88)** | 5.24 ± 0.34 a (150.71)** | 0.79 ± 0.18 ab (163.33)** | 0.42 ± 0.05 ab (90.90)** | 0.06 ± 0.01 abcd (100.00)** | 5.8 ± 0.3 b (50.00)* | 4.0 ± 1.7 b (53.48)* |
M. incognita + CS | 43.04 ± 2.5 a (76.39)** | 14.30 ± 1.0 ab (36.45)** | 5.68 ± 0.44 a (171.77)** | 0.66 ± 0.08 ab (120.00)** | 0.54 ± 0.04 ab (145.45)** | 0.07 ± 0.01 abcd (133.33)** | 4.6 ± 1.0 b (62.06)* | 2.0 ± 0.8 b (76.74)* |
M. incognita +SE | 37.74 ± 2.7 ab (54.67)** | 16.58 ± 1.1 ab (58.20)** | 4.41 ± 0.52 ab (111.00)** | 0.72 ± 0.08 ab (140.00)** | 0.34 ± 0.03 b (54.54)** | 0.06 ± 0.01 bcd (100.00)** | 4.4 ± 0.5 b (60.34)* | 3.6 ± 0.5 b (58.14)* |