Abstract:
Presence of Fusarium oxysporium f. sp. lycopersici inoculum in soil which produced mortality and growth retardation in tomato also reduced gall formation by Meloidogyne javanica on tomato and okra plants. Biocontrol agents viz., Trichoderma harzianum, T. koningii and Gliocladium virens were found effective in the control of Meloidogyne javanica on tomato in natural soil but not in soil artificially infested with Fusarium, Bradyrhizobium japonicum and Paecilomyces lilacinus both in natural and Fusarium infested soil on both okra and tomato plants whereas Rhizobium meliloti was effective in natural soil on okra and tomato and inFusarium infested soil on okra.
