Interrelationships between species of Fusarium and root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita in soybean

Abstract

During a survey of soybean crops [(Glycine max L.) Merr.] a large number of Fusarium wilt fungus affected plants were found also to be infected with root-knot nematodes. An investigation, therefore, was initiated on the interrelationships of four Fusarium spp. viz., F. oxysporum, F. solani, F. graminearum and F. equiseti and Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid et White) Chitwood which are capable of existing independently on soybean.