Effects of five fungal isolates on hatching and parasitism o root-knot nematode eggs, Juveniles and females
Abstract
Paecilomyces lilacinus, Phoma herharum and three isolates of Fusarium oxysporum differed significantly
in their ability to parasitize eggs and females of Meloidogyne javanica. P. lilacinus and F. oxysporum-l
significantly (P<O.OS) parasitized more than 70% of eggs and females while F. oxysporum-3 parasitized less than
20%. Also, P. lilacinus and F. oxysporum-l had the greatest suppressive effect on hatching. In general, control
Petri-dishes and those treated with F. oxysporum-3 had the highest proportions of hatched eggs, but exhibited
the least levels of egg parasitism. The fungus P. lilacinus significantly CP<O.OS) parasitized eggs of M. javanica,
M. incognita and M. arenaria but no significant differences were detected in the levels of parasitism.