Table 2 Effects of Bacillus spp., as a single treatment at doses of 20, 30, and 40 ml∕pot, on nematode parameters of Meloidogyne incognita-infected eggplants in pots (experiment II)

3.34^a

–

3.23^a

–

1.86^a

–

1.76^a

–

3.23^a

23

3.05^b

35

1.70^a

30

1.57^b

36

2.36^de

89

2.19^ef

91

0.98^d

87

0.82^fg

89

Bacillus sp.

20 ml

2.96^abc

59

2.47^c

82

1.52^b

54

1.44^bc

52

30 ml

2.61^cd

81

2.29^de

88

1.49^b

57

1.39^bc

57

40 ml

2.00^ef

95

2.06^f

93

0.69^e

93

0.49^h

94

B. subtilis

20 ml

2.67^cd

78

2.43^cd

84

1.53^b

50

1.35^cd

60

30 ml

2.57^cd

83

2.19^ef

91

0.96^d

87

0.86^f

87

40 ml

2.03^ef

95

2.03^f

94

0.93^d

88

0.64^gh

92

B. pumilus

20 ml

3.11^ab

42

2.09^f

93

1.30^c

72

1.19^de

73

30 ml

2.74^bcd

75

2.35^cd

94

1.20^c

78

1.07^e

79

40 ml

2.72^bcd

76

1.77^g

97

1.01^d

86

0.74^fg

90