INTERACTION EFFECT OF MELOIDOGYNE– FUSARIUM WILT ON PLANT GROWTH OF CHICKPEA
The efficacy interaction of Meloidogyne incognita and Fusarium wilt on plant growth of chickpea was investigated under glasshouse condition. The pathogenicity level of M. incognita was recorded to be j2 / g of soil. One g of mycelium mat could be produce significantly high wilt index value. The presence of root knot nematode irrespective of the presence of other organism showed reduction in shoot length to a significant manner. However, maximum reduction in shoot length was observed in nematode inoculated one week prior to fungus. Both the organisms suppressed the plant growth parameters in general and shoot length in particular. Maximum reduction in nematode population was found to be in nematode alone and nematode followed by fungus inoculation. The wilt index on chickpea after 75 days was reduced to be 3.5, 4.0 and 4.2 in F + N, F7 + N, N7 + F, respectively