Potential of Botanicals for Root-Knot Nematode Management on Tomato: Root-Knot Nematode Meloidogyne incognita Management Through Organic Amendment

Plant parasitic nematode is one of the major factors causing unbearable and uncontrollable biotic stress in plants and are governing body for the quantitative, qualitative and economic losses to the agriculture industry. Root-knot nematode is one of the the most damaging plant pathogen attack most of vegetables, plants and reduce the market value of the fruit. So over last few years research in the field of nematology for the management of nematode has became a great task for the workers all over the globe in the form of climate smart agriculture for the sustainable future. Since chemical control of plat parasitic nematode by the involvement of synthetic nematicides one of the most potent and effective method for nematode management. However, apart from its very high cost, disturbing the ecological equilibrium of soil, water, environment and most adverse impact on ozone depletion lead to the climate change, has led to the reduction in the amount of nematicides with the replacement of environmental bengin, facile and ecofriendly method. Expedient and prudent use of natural biopesticides, integrated soil amendment on site specific will deliver one of the best messages for future of s

Taruba Ansari has perused her post graduation in botany (Plant Pathology/Nematology) from Department of Botany Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. The author has keen interest in disease management on vegetable crops thorough organic amendment for the sustainable future.