Productivity enhancement and nematode management through vermicompost and biopesticides in brinjal (Solanum melongena L.)

Productivity enhancement and nematode management through vermicompost and biopesticides in brinjal (Solanum melongena L.)

2011

E04173

Productivity of brinjal crop is strong destroyed by the nematode (Meloidoyne incognita) in the eastern Uttar pradesh. This species is injurious to the crop and attack to the plant in rainy season i.e. August and September. Phytoparasitic nematodes are harmful to the living plants and decreased the growth and productivity. Vermicompost containing biopesticide is a useful tool to enhance the productivity of crop and to check the infestation of nematode. Single and binary combination of vermicompost with biopesticides were used in agricultural field to control the indestation of nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) and their effect on growth and yield of brinjal (Solanum melogena). Significant decrease in nematode population was observed in the soil, when binary combination of vermicompost with neem oil (92%) and custard apple leaves (80%) were applied in the field. The combination of garlic extract with vermicompost caused 98% control of the nematode population. Vermicompost obtained from animal dung + gram bran with neem oil was also very effective against the meloidogyne. The results clearly demonstrated that the use of vermicompost with biopesticide is more beneficial to organic farming, It is helpful to compensate the deficiency of nutrients in the soil as well as control of the harmful nematode pest. It is evident form the results that the vermicompost of buffalo dung + gram bran with aqueous extract of garlic bulb/neem oil were very effective against infestation of nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) in agricultural field which utimately enhance the productivity of brinjal crop.

V.12(4):404-412, WORLD APPLIED SCIENCES JORNAL

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