COMPARATIVE EFFICACY OF PAECILOMYCES LILACINUS AND TALAROMYCES FLAWS ON COLONIZATION OFMUNGBEAN AND SOYBEAN ROOTS BY MELOIDOGYNE INCOGNITA AND ROOT INFECTING FUNGI

摘要

Soil amendment with rice grain inocula of Paecilomyces lilacinus and Talaromyces flavus showed a significant suppression in colonization of mungbean and soybean roots by Macrophomina phaseolina, Rhizoctonia solani and Fusarium solani. Paecilomyces lilacinus also showed a reduction in Root Knot Index (RKI) whereas T. flavus was ineffective. A combined application of both the biocontrol agents gave additive effects against M. phaseolina and R. solani but not against F. solani and M. incognita.