- Functions:Insecticide, Nematicide
- Insecticide Target Species:Root-Knot Nematodes
- Application Technique:Seed Treatment
Paecilomyces lilacinus 1% W.P. (2 x 108 cfu/gm. minimum) (Mother culture: Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bangalore) Talc based Formulation. Paecilomyces lilacinus has been one of the principal genera of importance in bio-control studies in recent years. Paecilomyces lilacinus, a bio-control fungus, protects the root system against diseases caused by plant parasitic nematodes, specifically root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.), reniform nematodes (Rotylenchulusreniformis), burrowing nematodes (Radopholus similes) and citrus nematodes (Tylenchulussemipenetrans). These nematodes infect agricultural and horticultural crops of economic importance. This bio-agent colonizes the root surface and is an antagonistic fungus, strongly parasitic to eggs and egg-masses of plant parastic nematodes. BIONICONEMA can destroy upto 90% of eggs and 75%-80% of egg-masses of nematodes.