Effect of some plant extracts on the mortality and hatching of Meloidogyne incognita and Heterodera cajani infesting pigeonpea

Abstract

Water extracts of several plants killed juveniles of Meloidogyne incognita and Heterodera cajani and suppressed egg hatch of both species. The nematicidal effect of the extracts was concentration dependent and, in some cases, species specific. Furthermore, the adverse effect on juveniles was not al',Vays accompanied by a suppression of egg hatch in the same species.