Issue 01

 

Recent Submissions

  • BOOK REVIEW 
    M.M. Alam; & I. Ahmad (Karachi, National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 1991-01-13)
    Nematode control is a joint author book edited by M.S. Jairajpuri, M.M. Alam & I. Ahmad. The book provides a brief introduction to the methods of nematode control including biological control. Information about ...
  • HOST STATUS OF GUFFAL (COMMIPHORA WIGHTII (ARNOTT) BHANDARI) TO ROOT-KNOT NEMATODES 
    PATEL, D.J.; PATEL, B.A.; PATEL, R.R.; PATEL, D.H. (Karachi, National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 1991-01-11)
    Medicinal and aromatic plants have a great potential for treatments of several chronic diseases of man and animal (Atal & Kapur, 1982). Several medicinal plants viz., Garo (Tinospora cordifolia Miers. and Mulethi (Glycyrrhiza ...
  • ON THE OCCURRENCE OF NEMATODE INDUCED PINE WILT DISEASE IN NIGERIA 
    KHAN, FASAHAT A.; RASHEED A. GBADEGESIN (Karachi, National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 1991-01-10)
    Tropical pines, initially raised for research purpose, are becoming increasingly important as plantation species in Nigeria for their use as a source of raw material for long fibred pulp in paper production. Large areas ...
  • COMBINED EFFICACY OF PASTEURIA PENETRANS AND OTHER BIOCONTROL AGENTS ON THE CONTROL OF ROOT-KNOT NEMATODE ON OKRA 
    M.J. ZAK; M.A. MAQBOO (Karachi, National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 1991-01-08)
    Efficacy of Pasteuria penetrans with two soil fungi viz., Paecilomyces lilacinus, Talaromyces flavus and a bacterium Bacilus subtilis on the biological control of root-knot nematode on okra was tested in pots. Results ...
  • EVALUATION OF SOME FUNGAL SPECIES AS BIOCONTROL AGENTS OF MELOIDOGYNE JAVANICA 
    A.S. AL-HAZMI; A.T. ABDUL-RAZIK (Karachi, National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 1991-01-07)
    Two fungal species, Acremonium persicinum and Aspergillus ochraceus, were isolated from infected second-stage juveniles (J2) of Meloidogyne javanica. Four other species, Aspergillus petrakii, Mucor hiemalis, Paecilomyces ...
  • EFFECT OF SAWDUST AND AMMONIUM SULPHATE ON THE POPULATION OF PLANT PARASITIC NEMATODES AND PLANT GROWTH 
    M. MASHKOOR ALAM (Karachi, National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 1991-01-06)
    Sawdust and ammonium sulphate significantly reduced the population of plant parasitic nematode on carrot, radish, table beet, turnip, wheat and barely used as test plants. Where sawdust was used nematode population ...
  • NEW HOST RECORDS OF ROOT-KNOT NEMATODE (MELOIDOGYNE SPP.) IN PAKISTAN 
    B. ZARINA; M.A. MAQBOOL (Karachi, National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 1989-01-12)
    During a survey of cultivated ornamental plants in the nurseries, park, greenhouse and gardens in different localities of Karachi several host plants of root-knot nematode were encountered. Diseased plants showed symptoms ...
  • EFFECT OF BARE-ROOT DIP TREATMENT IN OIL-CAKES AND NEEM LEAF EXTRACT ON THE ROOT-KNOT DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH OF TOMATO AND EGGPLANT 
    M. ABID; M.A. MAQBOOL (Karachi, National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 1991-01-03)
    Bare-root dip in the extracts of oil-cake of castor and mustard and neem leaf significantly reduced root-knot infection caused by Meloidogyne javanica on tomato and eggplant. The damaging effects of the nematode were masked ...
  • MANAGEMENT OF HETERODERA ZEAE ON CORN AND H. AVENAE ON BARLEY WITH ALDICARB AND CARBOFURAN 
    F. SHAHINA; M.A. MAQBOOL (Karachi, National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 1991-01-09)
    Aldicarb (Temik 10G) and Furadan (Carbofuran 3G) were tested against Heterodera zeae on corn and H. avenae on barley in a pot experiment. Both the nematicides at 2.5kg a.i/ha significantly reduced the cyst population and ...
  • CONTROL OF PLANT-PARASITIC NEMATODES WITH OILSEED CAKES ON SOME VEGETABLES IN FIELD 
    M. MASHKOOR ALAM (Karachi, National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 1991-01-05)
    In field trials oilseed cakes of mahua, castor, mustard, neem and groundnut singly or in different combinations significantly controlled populations of plant-parasitic nematodes on tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.), ...
  • EFFECT OF DRY TEA DREGS AS SOIL AMENDMENT ON GALL FORMATION BY MELOIDOGYNE JAVANICA AND GROWTH OF SUNFLOWER (HELIANTHUS ANNUS L.) 
    S.A. MONTASSER (Karachi, National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 1991-01-04)
    The effect of dried tea dregs (Camillia sinensis L.) as soil amendment on the root-knot nematode,Meloidogyne javanica infecting sunflower plants and on improving plant growth was studied under greenhouse conditions. Highest ...
  • TYLENCHORHYNCHUS SWATIENSIS N.SP. (NEMATODA: TYLENCHIDA) FROM THE SWAT AREA OF PAKISTAN 
    K. NASIRA; F. SHAHINA; M.A. MAQBOOL (Karachi, National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 1991-01-01)
    Tylenchorhynchus swatiensis n. sp. is described and illustrated from specimens on Prunus ameniaca from Swat, Pakistan. This new species can be distinguished from all other species of the genus Tylenchorhynchus on the basis ...
  • EFFECT OF ROOT-KNOT NEMATODE AND CCC APPLICATION ON THE GORWTH OF TOMATO 
    M.H. SOOMRO; N.G.M. HAGUE (Karachi, National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 1991-01-02)
    Growth of tomato seedlings significantly reduced due to invasion by root-knot nematode regardless of CCC treatment. Total root length and the number of laterals of infested roots were also significantly smaller as compared ...