@article{article_288092, title={Isolation of fungi associated with Meloidogyne incognita and their effect on its eggs hatching in the Green Mountain region of Libya}, journal={Kastamonu University Journal of Forestry Faculty}, volume={17}, pages={362–367}, year={2017}, DOI={10.17475/kastorman.288092}, author={Mosa, İssa and Ehwaetı, Mahmoud and Akkuzu, Erol}, keywords={Root-knot Nematode,Fungi isolation,Egg hatching inhibition,Green Mountain}, abstract={<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-indent:14.2pt;"> <b> <span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">Abstract </span> </b> </p> <p> <b> </b> </p> <b> </b> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:14.2pt;"> <i> <span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">Aim of study </span> </i> <span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">:
The aim of the study was to isolate the fungi associated with root-knot
nematodes and to determine their effect on its eggs hatching in the Green
Mountain region of Libya. </span> </p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:14.2pt;"> <i> <span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">Material and methods </span> </i> <span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">: Soil samples infected with root-knot nematode were collected from the
some farms of the Green Mountain region in Libya. Sample collection was carried
out during May 2007 within ten different areas. Two fields planted with tomato
plants were chosen from the each area. Different types of culture media were
used to isolate the fungus species. Fifteen fungi were isolated from the
rhizosphere of infected plants. Then, the effect of some isolated and
identified fungi on the rate of hatching of nematode eggs was tested. </span> </p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:14.2pt;"> <i> <span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">Main results </span> </i> <span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">:
Isolation results indicate that some of the isolated fungi were considered as
parasites on the nematodes. In the study area, <i>Arthrobotrys </i> sp. had the highest percentage of occurrence (70%) and
the least one was <i>Penicillium </i> sp.
(12.25%). Three inoculum levels of 0.75, 1.5, 2×106 fungal propagules were
tested and the highest hatching inhibition (90.5%) was recorded in <i>Paecilomyces lilacinus </i> and the lowest
inhibition level (58.4%) was observed in <i>Vertecillium
chlamydosporium </i>. </span> </p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:14.2pt;"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:14.2pt;"> <i> <span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">Research highlights </span> </i> <span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">: As a result of this study, more successful outcomes can be obtained
during the biological control of root-knot nematodes.    </span> </p> <p> </p>}, number={2}, publisher={Kastamonu University}