• CONTROL OF ROOT-KNOT NEMATODE (MELOIDOGYNE JAVANICA) BY ORGANIC SOIL AMENDMENTS 

  RIAZ AHMAD; AZAM AL; SHAHBAZ TALIB SAH; NAZIR JAVED; ABDUS SHAKOOR SHAKIR (National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 1993-01-13)

  In a pot experiment, organic amendments used @6.25 g/kg soil helped the egg-plants to attain maximum height, number of leaves, fresh and dry weight of shoot and reduced number of galls/egg-mass. Fewer eggs per egg-mass ...
• STEINERNEMA GLASERI (STEINER) TRAVASSOS, A BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT OF ROOT GRUB HOLOTRICHIA CONSANGUINEA BLANCHARD 

  R.V. VYAS; D.N. YADAV (National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 1993-01-12)

  Holotrichia consanguinea Blan., a major species of the root grub causes severe damage to summer crops in India. Biological control of the grub using micro organisms like Bacillus popilliae, Metarhizium anisopliae and ...
• EFFECT OF ZINNIA ELEGANS AS A MIX-CROP ALONGWITH TOMATO AGAINST MELOIDOGYNE INCOGNITA AND ROTYLENCHULUS RENIFORMIS 

  M.Y. YASSIN; A.E. ISMAIL (National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 1993-01-11)

  Effect of nematicidal potential of Zinnia elegans Jacq., as a mix-crop along with tomato againstMeloidogyne incognita and Rotylenchulus reniformis was studied under greenhouse conditions. The final population of both ...
• EMERGENCE OF INDIAN POPULATION OF CEREAL CYST NEMATODE, HETERODERA AVENAE 

  M.S. RAO; S.C. DHAWAN (National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 1993-01-10)

  Investigations on the emergence of juveniles (J2) from Heterodera avenae cysts during the absence of the host crop in natural conditions, revealed emergence from August onwards but not during May to July. The emergence of ...
• NEW HOSTS OF ROOT-KNOT NEMATODE IN PAKISTAN 

  M.H. SOOMRO; A. MUNIR; M. ASLAM (National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 1993-01-08)

  During a survey of home gardens in Islamabad, ornamental plants viz., Amaranthus viridus L.,Rumex dentatus L., Tagetes species and Zinnia grandiflora Nut., showed infestation by the root-knot nematodes. The ematodes were ...
• WEED HOSTS OF MELOIDOGYNE JAVANICA IN TANZANIAN TOBACCO FIELDS 

  JOSEPH MADULU; DAVID L. TRUDGILL (National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 1993-01-05)

  Meloidogyne javanica is a serious pest of tobacco in Tanzania, even on crops grown on land previously fallowed for several years. To determine the status and occurrence of weeds as host for M. javanica a survey was made ...
• GRACILACUS MUSAE N. SP., (NEMATODA: PARATYLENCHINAE) FROM BANANA FIELD IN SINDH, PAKISTAN 

  F. SHAHINA; M.A. MAQBOOL (National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 1993-01-04)

  Gracilacus musae n. sp., is described and illustrated from soil around the roots of banana (Musaparadisiaca L.) from Sindh, Pakistan. This new species can be distinguished from all other species of the genus Gracilacus on ...
• CHEMICAL CONTROL OF PLANT PARASITIC NEMATODES ASSOCIATED WITH SOYBEANS 

  D. PRASAD; D.K. NAGIA; SANJAY KUMAR; R.P. MEENA; M.L. SAINI (National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 1993-01-03)

  In field tests carbofuran 3G, phorate 10G and triazophos 40EC were found effective in suppressing opulations of Meloidogyne incognita, Tylenchorhynchus vulgaris, Hoplolaimus indicus, Xiphinema sp., andLongidorus sp., in ...
• PLANT-PARASITIC NEMATODES ASSOCIATED WITH ORNAMENTAL PALMS IN THREE BOTANIC GARDENS IN EGYPT 

  A.E. ISMAIL; M.F.M. EISSA (National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 1990-01-01)

  Sample of 24 available ornamental palm rhizosphere soil were analyzed from the major botanical gardens viz., Kasr-El-Manial, Orman and Zohria in Cairo, Egypt. The dominant nematode genera were:Criconemoides, Ditylenchus, ...
• New non-crop hosts of the root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita inEgypt Authors S.A. MONTASSER - 

  S.A. MONTASSER (National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 1990-01-10)
• STUDIES ON THE MORPHOLOGY OF ADULTS AND JUVENILES OF XIPHINEMA BASIRI SIDDIQI, 1959 

  K. NASIRA; M.A. MAQBOOL (National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 1993-01-07)

  The morphology of males, females and juveniles of Xiphinema basiri Siddiqi, 1959 are presented based on the study of a large number of specimens collected from around the roots of citrus plants growing in Karachi. Both ...
• OCCURRENCE OF VERTICILLIUM CHLAMYDOSPORIUM AN EGG PARASITE OF ROOT-KNOT NEMATODES MELOIDOGYNE JAVANICA AND M. INCOGNITA IN PAKISTAN 

  M.J. ZAKI; M.A. MAQBOOL (National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 1993-01-09)

  Verticillium chlamydosporium has been found infecting eggs and egg-masses of rootknot nematodes, eloidogyne incognita and M. javanica on brinjal in the greenhouse of the National Nematological Research Centre, University ...
• PLANT-PARASITIC NEMATODES ASSOCIATED WITH SOME ORNAMENTAL PLANTS IN LIBYA 

  ABDULMONIEM M. SAADABI (National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 1993-01-02)

  A survey of the ornamental plants of Libya revealed the presence of 12 genera and 13 species of plant parasitic nematodes in both the rhizosphere soil and/or roots. Meloidogyne incognita, Trichodorus sp.,Helicotylenchus ...
• NEW NON-CROP HOSTS OF THE ROOT-KNOT NEMATODE, MELOIDOGYNE INCOGNITA IN GHYPT 

  S.A. MONTASSER (National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 1990-01-09)

  Root samples of cultivated ornamental plants were collected from different nurseries, greenhouses and lath-houses in Egypt. Roots of each plant were examined by stereomicroscope for the presence of galls and egg masses of ...
• ALTERATIONS IN PROLINE AND PHENOL CONTENT OF MELOIDOGYNE INCOGNITA INFECTED BRINJAL CULTIVARS 

  J.L. SHARMA; P.C. TRIVEDI; M.K. SHARMA; B. TIAGI (National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 1990-01-08)

  More praline and phenol was measured in 30, 60 and 90 days old Meloidogyne incognita infected roots of both susceptible (Pusa Purple Long) and resistant (RHR-51) cultivars of the brinjal as compared to their corresponding ...
• OBSERVATIONS OF UNUSUAL POSITION OF PHASMIDS IN HOPLOLAIMUS INDICUS SHER, 1963 

  K. FIROZA; M.A. MAQBOOL (National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 1993-01-06)

  The genus Hoplolaimus Daday, 1905 is characterized by having shield-like phasmids or scutella. These are generally present on either side of the vulva in the lateral fields. Besides this however, in some species of this ...
• RELATIONSHIP OF NEMATODES TO YIELD OF MAIZE GROWN UNDER DIFFERENT CULTIVATION REGIMES 

  MAHFOUZ M; ABD-ELGAWAD (Karachi, National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 1990-07-11)

  Relationships between population densities of different nematode species at harvest and yield of maize were examined for 4 cropping sequences on sandy loam soil in Ismailia, Egypt. Correlations calculated between the total ...
• CONTROL OF PLANT PARASITIC NEMATODES WITH AGRO-WASTES SOIL AMENDMENT 

  MOHAMMAD AKHTAR, M. MASHKOOR ALAM (National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 1990-01-06)

  Agro-wastes of some harvested crops viz., marigold, mustard and sunflower showed highly significant inhibitory effect on development of root-knot nematodes and population of other plant parasitic nematodes. Marigold plant ...
• SEARCH FOR RESISTANCE TO ROOT-KNOT (MELOIDOGYNE INCOGNITA AND M. JAVANICA) AND RENIFORM (ROTYLENCHULUS RENIFORMIS) NEMATODES IN COWPEA 

  PATEL, B.A.; CHAVDA, J.C.; PATEL, D.J. (Karachi, National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 1990-07-10)

  Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) is severely affected by root-knot nematodes, Meloidogyne spp., (Swarup, 1962) and by Rotylenchulus reniformis Linford & Oliveria, 1940 (Seshadri, 1970). R. reniformis causes 13% loss in cowpea ...
• EFFECT OF WATER EXTRACT OF GROUNDNUT CAKE ON LARVAL MORTALITY OF CERTAIN PLANT-PARASITIC NEMATODES 

  FASAHAT A. KHAN; PAUL S. CHINDO (National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 1990-01-07)

  Oil seed cakes make excellent soil amendments and are known to protect plants against plantparasitic nematodes (Khan et al., 1967; Jagdale et al., 1985; Alam & Ashraf, 1986). In the present investigation the effect of ...

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