Journal of Plant Biochemistry & Physiology
Open Access

Abstract

Rhizospheric Bioweapons for Tuber Yield Enhancement in Chlorophytum Borivilianum against Meloidogyne Incognita Infestation

Rakesh Pandey and Shilpi Khare Saikia

Chlorophytum borivilianum Santapau and Fernandez (Liliaceae) is a therapeutically important tuber crop,
vulnerable to Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid and White) Chitwood infestation. Therefore, the present study was
designed to explore the efficacy of rhizospheric microbes viz. Bacillus megaterium, Pseudomonas fluorescens,
Glomus intraradices, and Trichoderma harzianum CIMAP-RPN01, both singly and in combinations, for the
successful management of M. incognita as well as to determine the comparative impact of different microbes on the
growth/yield of C. borivilianum. Maximum reduction in M. incognita infestation was recorded in dual treatment viz. T.
harzianum + P. fluoresces followed by that of T. harzianum + B. megaterium. This study proves the beneficial effects
of rhizospheric microbes in galvanizing the quality and quantity yields of this medicinally important crop.