Description

Microbial Constituent: Pochonia chlamydosporia (=Verticillium chlamydosporium) IIHR- Vc-3 (NAIMCC-SF-0035/ITCC 6898)

Type: Carrier based formulation; 2 × 106 cfu/g 

Shelf life: 10 months at 25-35°C 

Target pests and crops: 
Š Root knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita)
Š Crops: All horticultural crops
Method of application: Seed treatment at 20 g/kg seed; Nursery bed treatment at 50 g/m2
for transplantable crops; Soil application at 5 kg/ha after enrichment in 5 tons FYM before transplanting or sowing 
Target agroecological zones/states: All
Validation: Karnataka, Odisha and Tamil Nadu for two seasons (2007-2009); AICRP on Nematodes, Vegetables, 
Floriculture and Fruits 
Toxicological data required for CIB&RC registration: already generated. 
Benefits:
Š 61-64% suppression in egg hatching of Meloidogyne incognita
Š 62-76% parasitization of nematode eggs 
Š 14.6-22.5% increase in yield of brinjal, tomato, carrot and okra