Effective Control of Plant Parasitic Nematodes on Vegetable & Flower Crops
MYTECH® contains Paecilomyces lilacinus (F18), a naturally occurring nematode-killing fungus used to manage plant parasitic nematodes, including root knot, cyst, root lesion, burrowing and reniform nematodes, amongst others, on vegetables and flowers.
Downloads
Benefits
No Resistance Development
No Harmful Residues and No Phytotoxicity
No REI and No PHI
Self-propagates in the Field
Curative and Protective Activity
How does it work?
- Attachment – upon attachment to the host, P. lilacinus forms a dense mass of mycelia that form conidiophores from which spores are formed in long chains.
- Invasion – spores germinate and produce a specialised cell (appressorium) with a penetration peg that enters and infects the host.
- Proliferation – the fungus produces hyphae inside the host’s body and feeds on the internal contents.
- Emergence – hyphae emerge from the egg and produce conidia which are released and continue the infection cycle.
MYTECH® has good synergy with other soil-beneficial organisms such as TRICHOTECH®.