Gigaspora margarita

An Experiment was carried out for the management of root - knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid and White) on mungbean (Vigna radiate L. ) with the help of AM fungi. Significant reduction in nematode population and development of mung plant was observed when mung plants were treated with different AM fungi. Four AM fungi were used in the treatment viz. Glomus mosseae, Glomus fasciculatum, Gigaspora gigantea and Gigaspora margarita. These fungi were used in 10gm dose. Remarkable reduction in gall formation and disease severity, increased root, shoot weight were observed in AM treated mung plants. The present investigation indicates that the AM fungi specially Glomus fasciculatum has a great potential against M. incognita.