Potential application of Ruta graveolens for controlling Meloidogyne javanica on sunflower

The efficacy of Ruta graveolens Leaves, used as green manur, was compared with fenamiphos for the control of Meloidogyne javanica on sunflower in the glasshouse. Chopped green Leaves of R. graveolens were less effective than fenamiphos. The effect of R. graveolens was more evident on nematode population density than on plant growth parameters, and Always only at high initial population densities of nematodes. e