EFFECT OF BARE-ROOT DIP TREATMENT IN OIL-CAKES AND NEEM LEAF EXTRACT ON THE ROOT-KNOT DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH OF TOMATO AND EGGPLANT

Abstract

Bare-root dip in the extracts of oil-cake of castor and mustard and neem leaf significantly reduced root-knot infection caused by Meloidogyne javanica on tomato and eggplant. The damaging effects of the nematode were masked by bare-root dip treatments as shown by improved plant growth in both the test plants.