Nematicidal activity of chaetoglobosin A poduced by Chaetomium globosum NK102 against Meloidogyne incognita.

The nematicidal activity of Chaetomium globosum NK102, culture filtrates, and chaetoglobosin A (ChA) purified by HPLC was evaluated on Meloidogyne incognita . The results showed that C. globosum NK102 significantly repelled second-stage juveniles (J2s). Both filtrates and ChA demonstrated strong adverse effects on J2 mortality with 99.8% at 300 μg ChA/mL (LC(50) = 77.0 μg/mL) at 72 h. ChA and filtrates did not affect egg hatch until 72 h of exposure. All filtrate treatments inhibited the J2 penetration even in 12.5% dilution treatment. Similarly, ChA (300 and 30 μg/mL) showed a significant inhibitory effect on J2 penetration. The number of eggs per plant was significantly reduced in the treatment of 30 mg ChA/kg soil by 63% relative to control plants, indicating the apparent negative effect on reproduction of M. incognita. The study demonstrated the nematicidal activity of ChA and suggested that it could be a potential biocontrol agent for integrated management of M. incognita.