• WEEDS AS RESERVOIR OF NEMATODES 

  S.A. ANWAR; A. ZIA; N. JAVED; Q. SHAKEEL (Karachi, National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 2009-07-27)

  There is a hypothesis that damaging pests wide in host range continue their survival by repeated infection of host plants or alternative hosts. For example root-knot nematodes, Meloidogyne spp., are the most damaging ...
• HISTOPATHOLOGY OF GRAPEVINE ROOTS INFECTED WITH ROOTKNOT NEMATODEMELOIDOGYNE INCOGNITA 

  A. KHAN; F.M. BILQEES; N. KHATOON (Karachi, National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 2009-07-26)

  Histopathology of grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) roots naturally infected with Meloidogyne incognitarevealed that the larvae entered roots by puncturing action of the stylet and reached to the stellar region by intercellular ...
• MANAGEMENT OF ROOT-KNOT NEMATODE INFECTING BRINJAL BY BIOPESTICIDES, CHEMICALS, ORGANIC AMENDMENTS AND BIOCONTROL AGENT 

  M. SHAHID; A.U. REHMAN; S.H. KHAN; K. MAHMOOD; A.U. KHAN (Karachi, National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 2009-07-25)

  The potential of bio-pesticides, chemical pesticides, organic amendments and bio-control agent was studied in controlling the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita on brinjal “cv” Dilnasheen in two greenhouse experiments. ...
• DIVERSE ROLES / UTILITY OF NEMATODES IN NATURE- DO WE UNDERSTAND THEM ALL? 

  R. AZMAT; Y. AKHTER (Karachi, National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 2009-07-23)

  Presence of nematodes in various ecosystems and mediums such as soil, water, plants, humans, animals, fishes and other aquatic resources etc., is of great importance and concern. In every ecosystem, the nematodes like any ...
• MARINE NEMATODES AT PORT BIN QASIM OF ARABIAN SEA AND THEIR ROLE IN THE ECOSYSTEM 

  K. NASIRA; F. SHAHINA; M. KAMRAN (Karachi, National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 2009-07-22)

  Free- living marine nematodes are the most abundant and diverse metazoan in sea and play important roles in the ecosystem. Nematodes exhibit many very different roles in aquatic ecosystem as consumers of bacteria, as grazers ...
• EFFECT OF EXPOSURE TO HIGH TEMPERATURES ON THE HATCHING AND REPRODUCTION OF GLOBODERA ROSTOCHIENSIS 

  A. MUNIR; M.S. PHILLIPS; TRUDGILL, D.L. (Karachi, National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 2009-07-20)

  Potato cyst nematodes are problem in the northern areas of Pakistan that also serve as seed production areas. The report still to be verified about G. rostochiensis in Okara, in the plains of Pakistan, led to the need for ...
• Observations on the food and feeding habits and recovery of a new nematode species Dujardinascaris mujibi (Heterocheilidae) from a marine edible fish of Karachi coast, Pakistan 

  Y. Akhtar; F.M. Bilqees (Karachi, National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 2009-07-17)

  Food is an important factor in the fish biology, to the extent of governing their growth, maturity and migratory movements. Therefore, this research was aimed to investigate the feeding habits of marine edible fish Sphyraena ...
• Some observation on light and scanning electron microscopic study of an ascarid nematodes Contracaecm sp. (Nematoda: Filucapsulariinae) from the little cormorant 

  N.D. SANJOTA; R.R. GHAZI (Karachi, National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 2009-07-16)
• STRUCTURAL DIVERSITY OF PLANT PARASITIC NEMATODES ASSOCIATED WITH DATE-PALM CULTIVARS IN EGYPT 

  M.F.M. EISSA; M.A. EL-SHERIF; M.M. ABD-EL-GAWAD; A.E. ISMAIL; W.M.A. EL-NAGD (Karachi, National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 2009-07-07)

  Soil and root samples were collected from various orchards of date-palm cultivars. Data indicated that, in general, date-palm trees in Egypt are attacked by twelve or thirteen important plant-parasitic nematode genera which ...
• MANAGEMENT OF ROOT-KNOT NEMATODE, MELOIDOGYNE INCOGNITA IN TOMATO 

  F. AHMAD; M.A. SIDDIQUI (Karachi, National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 2009-07-06)

  The effect of six organic additives and nematicides viz., chopped neem leaves, chopped ficus leaves, fresh cow dung, NPK fertilizers, phorate (Thimet 10G) and carbofuran (Furadan 3G) on Meloidogyne incognita and tomato ...
• ECOFRIENDLY MANAGEMENT OF MELOIDOGYNE JAVANICA AND MACROPHOMINA PHASEOLINA DISEASE COMPLEX OF BALSAM THROUGH APPLICATION OF BOTANICALS 

  I. SABA; T.A. KHAN (Karachi, National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 2009-07-05)

  An experiment was conducted to study the efficacy of botanicals on the management of root-rot and root-knot disease complex of balsam. Individual application of leaves of some plants viz., Calotropis procera(aak), Azadirachta ...
• PLANT PARASITIC NEMATODES OF TYLENCHIDA (NEMATODA) ASSOCIATED WITH MELON GROWING IN DIYARBAKIR PROVINCE, TURKEY 

  TAN, A.N.; ÖKTEN, M.E. (Karachi, National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 2009-07-03)

  Plant parasitic nematodes found on melon (Cucumis melo L.), growing in two towns (Bismil and Ergani) in the Diyarbakir province of Turkey, were examined faunistically and taxonomically. This study was carried out during ...
• PLANT PARASITIC NEMATODES ASSOCIATED WITH COFFEE, A NEWLY INTRODUCED CROP TO SOUTH WEST SAUDI ARABIA 

  A.S. AL-HAZMI; A.A.M. DAWABAH; F.A. AL-YAHYA; S.N. AL-NADARY (Karachi, National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 2009-07-02)

  A survey of plant parasitic nematodes associated with coffee, C. arabica L., was conducted in Fayfa and Bani Malek heights, Jazan region, South West Saudi Arabia. Root and rhizosphere soil samples were collected from and ...
• ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY OF ADHATODA VASICA AGAINST GASTROINTESTINAL NEMATODES OF SHEEP 

  I.R.M. AL-SHAIBANI; M.S. PHULAN; A. ARIJO; T.A. QURESHI; M. SHIEKH (Karachi, National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 2009-07-01)

  The anthelmintic activity of Adhatoda vasica was evaluated against the gastrointestinal nematodes of sheep through egg hatch and larval development tests in vitro andfaecal egg counts reduction test in vivo. In vitro studies ...
• THREE NEW SPECIES OF THE GENUS SYNONCHIUM COBB, 1920 (CHROMADORIDA: SELACHINEMATIDAE) FROM MANGROVE AREAS OF PAKISTAN 

  M. KAMRAN; K. NASIRA; F. SHAHINA (Karachi, National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 2009-07-15)

  The mangroves areas of Pakistan are unique being representative of the largest arid zone mangroves in the world. Mangroves swamps support a high biological diversity of microorganisms. Pakistan has a rich meiofauna in the ...
• ACELLULAR ARCHITECTURAL CHANGES IN THE LIVER OF VIPERA RUSSELLI PARASITIZED BY LARVAE OF ANISAKIS SP. AND CONTRACAECUM SP. 

  N. KHATOON; A.G. RIZWANA; R. SIDRA; F.M. BILQEES (Karachi, National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 2009-07-14)

  Pathological changes are described in the liver of Vipera russelli parasitized by larvae ofAnisakis sp., and Contracaecum sp. Histological sections of infected liver were prepared by standard procedure for detailed study. ...
• SUPPRESSION OF PLANT PARASITIC NEMATODES IN BERMUDA GRASS USING LIVE AND DEAD ENTOMOPATHOGENIC NEMATODE STEINERNEMA PAKISTANENSE 

  F. SHAHINA; K.A. TABASSUM (Karachi, National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 2009-07-24)

  Efficacy of live or dead (killed) infective stage juveniles of Steinernema pakistanense Shahina et al., (2001) against plant parasitic nematodes of Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon L.) was evaluated in microplot studies ...
• SEASONAL POPULATION DYNAMICS OF TYLENCHULUS SEMIPENETRANS IN CITRUS ORCHARD, NARC, ISLAMABAD 

  S. AHMED; A. MUNIR; K. BURNEY; S. HAMEED; H.U. RAHMAN (Karachi, National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 2009-07-18)

  Tylenchulus semipenetrans Cobb, the citrus nematode occurs in all the citrus growing regions of the world. Population dynamics directly effects the production and citrus industry under wide range of environmental and edaphic ...
• INTEGRATION OF BIO-PRODUCTS AND PASTEURIA PENETRANS FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF ROOT-KNOT NEMATODE OVER THREE CROP CYCLES OF TOMATO 

  A.U. REHMAN; N. JAVED; R. AHMAD; M. SHAHID (Karachi, National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 2009-07-09)

  In a pot experiment, abamectin, emamectin (0.1 % v/w) and Pasteuria penetrans were incorporated in the soil, both singly and in combination. P. penetrans endospores were mixed in the soil and maintained at 104 spores per ...
• EFFECTS OF VAM AND NEMATODE INTERACTION ON SOME BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS OF SUNFLOWER 

  N. HAJRA; K. FIROZA; F. SHAHINA (Karachi, National Nematological Research Centre (NNRC), University of Karachi,, 2009-07-21)

  An experiment was conducted to elicit biochemical substantiation for the observed differences in resistance to nematode infection in roots colonized by mycorrhiza. Sunflower shoot and roots were assayed for their biochemical ...

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