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Pochonia chlamydosporia controls Meloidogyne incognita on carrot

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The fungus Pochonia chlamydosporia var. chlamydosporia isolate Pc-10 (Pc-10) presents great potential for the management of root-knot nematodes on vegetable crops. However, there is no information about the use of Pc-10 on carrot. Thus, we evaluated in this study the effect of Pc-10 incorporated into the soil (PCI) or applied to the surface of the beds (PCS) on control of Meloidogyne incognita on carrot under field conditions, in comparison to an untreated control and the bionematicides Paecilomyces lilacinus + Bacillus subtilis (PLBS), mix of nematophagous fungi and Bacillus sp. (NFB) and P. lilacinus (PL). PCI increased the total and marketable production of carrot roots by 25.35 and 55.03 %, respectively. The production of unmarketable roots was reduced by about 50 % in plots treated with PCI, PCS and PLBS. All bionematicides reduced the number of unmarketable roots with galls, but only PCI reduced the reproduction factor of the nematode. The incorporation of Pc-10 in the soil of the beds controls M. incognita and improves carrot quality and yield.

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The authors would like to thank the FAPEMIG for providing financial support and the Sekita Agronegócios for the experimental field and technical support for the execution of this work.

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  1. Instituto de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal de Viçosa— Campus Rio Paranaíba, Rod. MG 230 km 07, Campus Universitário, 38810-000, Rio Paranaíba, MG, Brazil

    A. F. Bontempo, R. H. Fernandes, J. Lopes & E. A. Lopes

  2. Departamento de Fitopatologia, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Av. P.H. Rolfs, s/n°, Campus Universitário, 36570-000, Viçosa, MG, Brazil

    L. G. Freitas

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Bontempo, A.F., Fernandes, R.H., Lopes, J. et al. Pochonia chlamydosporia controls Meloidogyne incognita on carrot. Australasian Plant Pathol. 43, 421–424 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13313-014-0283-x

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