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This work was conducted to study the effect of nematode – trapping fungus(Arthrobotrys conoides); white wormwood (Artemisia herba alba) and thenematicides, Tervigo (half dose) in the integrated control programs of plant parasiticnematodes. These agents were evaluated alone as well as in combination againstMeloidogyne javanica infected Cucumber and Courgette under greenhouseconditions, at the Experimental Farm, Faculty of Agriculture, Menoufia University,Shibin El-Kom, Egypt. The obtained results showed that, the application of A.conoides + Wormwood + Tervigo treatment gave the highest reduction percentageof the nematode with reduction ratio of (85.0%) followed by the treatment of A.conoides + Tervigo (77.3%) in Cucumber plants and the same previous treatmentsgave (80.0% and 70.5%) in Courgette plants, respectively. Moreover, the twoprevious applications gave better enhancement in various growth parameters suchas, plant height, shoot weight, and root weight in both Cucumber and Courgetteplants. The same application gave the lowest gall index (1.0) representing thehighest total decrease in gall numbers (-83.3%) in cucumber and (-81.8%) inCourgette compared with control. There are significant differences in root gall indexbetween control treatment and all other treatments. Results indicate that Tervigo asa nematicide had no adverse effects on the predaceous activity of A. conoides.Moreover, dried leaves of Wormwood play an important role in nematode control, aswell as it promoting plant growth and enhancing beneficial microorganisms in soil.
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