Rates/ ml Treatments No. of galls* RGI** No. of eggmasses EI** No.of eggs/ eggmass Nematode population in Soil Females population in Root Final population (Pf) Rf ***
Clayey soil
Bio-arc 5 32.0b 4.0 22.3b 3.0 1009.95b 584.5b 34.5b 23141.4 11.6
10 29.8b 3.0 20.8b 3.0 874.95c 439.5c 33.5b 18672.5 9.3
15 20.5c 3.0 17.5c 3.0 689.95d 399.5d 22.5c 12496.4 6.2
20 20.0cd 3.0 14.5cd 3.0 587.45e 388.5e 21.3cd 8927.8 4.5
Nemastrol 0.25 13.8e 3.0 11.3e 3.0 312.45j 299.5k 15.8e 3846.0 1.9
Bio-arc +Nemastrol 5+ 0.25 19.3cd 3.0 14.3cd 3.0 489.95f 372.5f 20.5cd 7399.3 3.7
10+ 0.25 18.0c-e 3.0 13.0de 3.0 417.45g 361.2g 19.5c-e 5807.6 2.9
15+0.25 16.0de 3.0 11.8de 3.0 392.45h 359.5h 18.3c-e 5008.7 2.5
20+0.25 15.8de 3.0 11.3e 3.0 349.95i 337.5i 17.5de 4309.4 2.2
Oxamyl   7.3f 2.0 10.0f 2.0 249.95k 300.5j 10.3f 2810.3 1.4
N alone   53.5a 4.0 43.8a 4.0 1339.95a 1399.5a 54.8a 60145.6 30.0
Sandy soil
Bio-arc 5 41.5b 4.0 33.3b 4.0 1074.95b 1443.8ab 45.5b 37285.9 18.6
10 41.3b 4.0 30.5c 3.0 964.95c 1000.5a-c 44.0b 30476.0 15.2
  15 17.3d 4.0 30.3c 3.0 862.45d 810.0bc 37.0c 26979.7 13.5
20 24.8d 3.0 22.5d 3.0 736.25e 507.6bc 26.3d 17099.5 8.5
Nemastrol 0.25 14.3fg 3.0 11.5fg 3.0 351.25j 279.5c 15.0f 4333.9 2.2
Bio-arc +Nemastrol 5 +0.25 23.8d 3.0 22.3d 3.0 574.95f 400.5c 24.8de 13246.7 6.6
10+0.25 18.5e 3.0 14.5e 3.0 509.95g 384.5c 21.8de 7800.6 3.9
15+0.25 18.3ef 3.0 12.8ef 3.0 449.95h 362.5c 21.3e 6143.2 3.0
20+0.25 16.3ef 3.0 11.8ef 3.0 417.45i 347.5c 21.0e 5294.4 2.6
Oxamyl 11.5g 3.0 11.0g 3.0 117.45k 360.5j 12.5f 1665.0 0.8
N alone 58.5a 4.0 50.5a 4.0 1379.95a 2069.5a 61.0a 71819.8 35.9
*Each value presented the mean of four replicates N = M. incognita (2000 eggs/ plant ) . Means in each column followed by the same letter(s) did not differ at P ± 0.05 according to Duncan`s multiple range test. * * Root gall index (RGI) or egg masses index (EI) was determined according to the scale given by Taylor and Sasser as follows : 0= no galls or egg masses, 1= 1-2 galls or egg masses , 2= 3-10 galls of egg masses, 3= 11-30 galls or egg masses, 4= 31-100 galls or egg masses and 5= more than 100 galls or egg masses ** Reproudction factor ( Rf) = No. of eggs per root + Nematode population in soil + No. of developmental stages + No. of females/ No. of eggs inocula
Table 2: Impact of Bio-arc and Nemastrol (a mixture of active ingredients) singly and concomitantly on the development and reproduction of M. incognita infecting sugarbeet var. Negma grown in two soil types under greenhouse conditions at 27 ± 3°C.