In vivo Evaluation of Silver Nanoparticles on the Management of Meloidogyne incognita in Green Gram
Suman Kumari
Department of Nematology, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat-785013, Assam, India.
Bornali Mahanta *
Department of Nematology, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat-785013, Assam, India.
Aparajita Borah
Department of Nematology, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat-785013, Assam, India.
Pranab Dutta
Department of Plant Pathology, College of Post Graduate Studies in Agricultural Sciences, CAU (Imphal), Umiam, Meghalaya, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
In the investigations, on the effect of Ag NPs on the management of M. incognita in green gram, the results showed that all the treatments were found to be effective in increasing all growth parameters. Maximum growth parameter viz., plant height, fresh and dry weight of shoot and root were recorded in the treatment with 0.15 ppm Ag NPs + M. incognita. Maximum reduction in galls, egg masses and final nematode population in soil were recorded in the treatment with 0.15 ppm Ag NPs. All the treatments significantly differed from control except the treatment with 0.0015 ppm Ag NPs + M. incognita.
Keywords: Silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs), meloidogyne incognita, green gram