author(s)
Varsha Phanan, Dr. HK Sharma and Vikash Kumar Sankhala

abstract
Capsicum frutescens is a species of the plant genus Capsicum which is known to have its origin in Mexico. Chilli is considered as one of the important commercial spice crops. Root-knot nematodes are a major threat in the production of various crops, widely distributed in all over the world. Root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) attack different kinds of crops all over the world and cause enormous crop damage. In cases where seedling infection has taken place numerous plants die in the seed bed and seedlings do not survive. Different bio-agents viz., Purpurocillium lilacinum, Pseudomonas fluorescens were used to control the root-knot Nematode, Meloidogyne incognita. Three doses (2, 4 and 8 g/m²) were taken for the evaluation of these bioagents. Experiment was conducted in micro stripes at RCA Instructional farm during Kharif, 2018. Observation of nematode reproduction parameters viz., Number of females in 5 gm roots, Number of egg masses in 5 gm roots, Number of eggs and larvae per egg mass, final nematode population and yield of the chilli crop were recorded. Best results was recorded in the case of Purpurocillium lilacinum @8 g/m² followed by Pseudomonas fluorescens @ 8 g/m².