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Due to the rise in cost and detrimental health and environmental consequences that accompany the use of nematicides, there is a need for a more eco-friendly and less expensive alternative to control root-knot nematode ( Meloidogyne incognita ). Nematode infestation reduces the quality and quantity of  Celosia argentea  Linn. A pot experiment was conducted in a greenhouse to determine the biocontrol efficacy of  Trichoderma asperellum  against  M. incognita  in  C. argentea . The treatments consisted  M. incognita  infected  C. argentea  inoculated with 0, 2.2 × 10 7 , 4.4 × 10 7 , or 6.6 × 10 7  cfu/pot of  T. asperellum . All doses of  T. asperellum  reduced the root-knot nematode population and root gall index. Growth and development of  C. argentea  were improved, indicating that  T. asperellum  has the potential to be used as a biocontrol agent in  C. argentea  production. The biocontrol activity of  T. asperellum  in  C. argantea  increased as the week went by until the plants attained full maturity. Hence, the control of  M. incognita  by  T. asperellum  depends on the developmental stage of the plant root system.

Trichoderma asperellum affects Meloidogyne incognita infestation and development in Celosia argentea