Effect of some green leaves and organic wastes on root-knot nematode infestation on bhindi

Abstract

In a field experiment it was found that the green leaves of eupatorium, lemongrass, mango, cashew and calotropis each at 5000 kg/ha and the organic wastes paddy straw, farm yard manure, press mud, coconut husk powder, paddy husk, coconut oil cake, cashew shell powder and saw dust at 2500 kg/ha, when applied in soil 21 days prior to sowing gave effective control of root knot nematode infesting bhindi.