This study presents the results obtained from the studies carried out to find out the response of Meloidogyne graminicola to different rice varieties and to different soil amendments when applied with and without NPK fertilizer in young rice plants.The use of soil amendments such as poultry manure and cow dung significantly reduced the nematode population, the total percentage of yellow leaves and dead leaves and significantly increased the plant growth. This study also revealed that the young plants of susceptible varieties were unable to compensate the nematode damage under unfertilized conditions.