Effect of short-term growth of mung bean and its incorporation with nitrogen fertiliser on the density of the root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita, in soil

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Our previous study reported that 2 weeks growth of mung bean and its soil incorporation markedly reduced the density of the soybean cyst nematode, Heterodera glycines, in soil via hatching stimulation by mung bean residue. This in vitro study aimed to evaluate whether incorporation of mung bean in combination with N fertiliser decreased the density of Meloidogyne incognita, which attacks both soybean and mung bean. This study demonstrated that 2 weeks growth of mung bean, which is a susceptible host plant to M. incognita, may be a potential trap crop for M. incognita as well as for H. glycines, and N metabolism might be involved to a certain extent in the suppression of M. incognita.

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