Table 8 Effect of three fungal filtrates from Beauveria bassiana, Metarhiziam aniisopliae, and Paecilomyces lilacinus on vegetative parameters and yield of cowpea infected by root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita
Treatments | Dilution | Shoot parameters | Root parameters | Pod parameters | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Length (cm) | Fresh weight (g) | Dry weight (g) | Fresh weight (g) | Dry weight (g) | No. | Weight (g) | ||
Beauveria bassiana | S | 54.3c | 58.4b | 11.6c | 9.5ab | 2.7ab | 4ab | 3.8de |
S/2 | 54.2c | 55.6c | 11.4c | 7.1c | 2.6abc | 4ab | 3.1f | |
S/4 | 50.3c | 50.9e | 10.0d | 6.8c | 2.4bc | 3b | 3.0f | |
Metarhiziam aniisopliae | S | 57.5ab | 62.1a | 13.6b | 10.7a | 3.0a | 5a | 4.5b |
S/2 | 57.0b | 58.9b | 13.3b | 8.9b | 2.8ab | 5a | 4.4bc | |
S/4 | 52.0d | 54.1d | 9.2d | 6.6c | 2.6abc | 4ab | 3.9cde | |
Paecilomyces lilacinus | S | 58.8a | 61.4a | 16.3a | 7.8bc | 3.0a | 5a | 5.4a |
S/2 | 52.7d | 55.7c | 14.2b | 7.0c | 2.4bc | 4ab | 4.3bcd | |
S/4 | 52.2d | 48.2f | 10.2d | 6.8c | 2.1cd | 4ab | 3.6e | |
Untreated (control) | – | 46.3f | 39.2 g | 7.0e | 5.0d | 1.8d | 3b | 2.9f |