EFFECT OF SALINITY AND ROOT-KNOT NEMATODE ON GROWTH OF EGGPLANT (SOLANUM MELONGENA L.)

Abstract

Effects of salinity, root-knot nematode infection and their combination have been studied on eggplant (Solanum melongena L.). The morphological changes were recorded after 15, 30 and 45 days of inoculation of nematodes. In salinity treatments, plants were irrigated with 0.1 % of NaCl. The overall growth was reduced with the duration of time under all treatments. Extreme reduction in shoot height and total biomass was recorded under combination of both salinity and root-knot infection, followed by salinity and least reduction was found in root-knot infection.