• The female deposits eggs in or on the roots, or in decaying root debris.
• The juveniles hatch from the eggs and move toward root tips or minor wounds. They feed on root tissue.
• The nematode attacks the roots and produces tiny galls.
• The infested plants show symptoms of withering and wilting of leaves.
• They block the movement of nutrients and water in the plant system and subjected to wilt and finally leads to death.
• Growth of the plant is stunted and fruiting capacity adversely affected.
• Yellowing of the foliage and wilting of the upper leaves occurs.
• Do use deep summer ploughing and soil solarization to control root-knot nematode.
• Neem cake @ 200kg/ha for effective control.
• Use Paecilomyces Lilacinus 1 % wp Mix 2 – 4 kg per acre in 50 kg well rotten Fym/compost/vermicompost/field soil and then incorporate in the field at the time of field preparation, sowing/transplanting. for effective control of Root-knot nematodes infection.

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