Eco-friendly management of Sugarcane nematode in Field.

The results indicated that the application of Pseudomonas fluorescens was better that minimized lesion nematode population by 73.2% and enhanced germination %, number of tillers, commercial cane sugar %, cane yield and sugar yield by 87.2, 161.5, 12.7, 121.4 and 16.4%, respectively. This field experiment was repeated once during 2016-2017 and obtained 74.0% control of lesion nematode with higher yield of 124.4 t/ha in P. fluorescens @ 2.5 kg/ha sett treatment. Simultaneously another field experiment with fungal antagonists Purpureocillium lilacinum and Trichoderma viride @ 2.5 kg/ha were conducted during 2015-2016 and 2016-2017. The P. lilacinum was better than T. viride. During 2016-2017, similar results recorded 70.5% nematode control with cane yield 124.8 t/ha. The results demonstrated that P. fluorescens in combination of neem cake was better that caused the highest reduction in lesion nematode population (74.8%) with the cane yield of 115.8 t/ha. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]