Vol.35, Iss. 2

Soil bioassay with time interval and spore density factors affecting the infection of Meloidogyne javanica by Pasteuria penetrans

D. A. Darban, S. R. Gowen, B. Pembroke

A bioassay study was conducted to confirm the effect of different time intervals on the degradation of M. javanica females cadavers filled with of P. penetrans endospores, release and dispersal in the soil. Three time intervals, of one week, two weeks and thre…

Morphological and molecular identification of four new species of marine nematodes

J. Salma, K. Nasira, M. Saima, F. Shahina

Marine nematodes play a vital role in the ecosystem of seas and estuaries as a diverse species, universally rich and often showing sensitive responses to ecological changes. During present study, surveys were conducted at four locations of Sindh coast viz., Ka…

The cyst nematodes Heterodera and Globodera species in Egypt

I. K.A. Ibrahim, Z.A. Handoo, A. B. A. Basyony

A survey was conducted in three governorates Alexandria, El Behera and Sohag of Egypt during 2012-2016 and one hundred seventy-eight soil and root samples were collected for the detection of cyst nematodes. The results showed the prevalence of nine cyst nemato…

Prevalence and densities of banana nematodes in Kondotty-local Government Area, Kerala State, India

C. C. Famina, A. Usman, M. K. M. Nasser

To determine the types, frequency of occurrence and population densities of plant parasitic nematodes in soil samples associated with banana (Musa paradisiaca), a survey was conducted in the Kondotty Taluk of Malappuram district, Kerala, India. A total of 12 g…

Two new records of entomopathogenic nematodes (Nematoda: Steinernematidae) from Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

K. A. Tabassum, J. Salma, H. Sagir

A survey of District Hunza, Gilgit and Nager, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan was conducted during January, 2017. Out of 20 soil samples, 6 samples were found positive for Steinernema species. One sample of Prunus avium had Steinernema affine from Hunza, two sample…

First report of Meloidogyne javanica on Berberis vulgaris in Iran

M. Behdani, F.J. Afshar, M.R. Mirzaee

A survey was conducted in March 2016, which showed nearly 80% of the common barberry (Berberis vulgaris L.) shrubs planted in Birjand (Ghattargaz region), South Khorasan province of Iran infected with root-knot nematode. On the basis of perineal pattern the ne…

Comparative suppressive effect of some organic acids against Meloidogyne incognita infecting tomato

M. A. Radwan, M. M. Abu-Elamayem, S. A. A. Farrag, N. S. Ahmed

The comparative suppressive potential of some organic acids known as resistance inducing chemicals viz., salicylic acid (SA) and its two derivatives; acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) and 3,5-dinitrosalicylic acid (DNSA), along with Lascorbic acid (AA), oxalic acid (…

Relationship of soil abiotic factors with population abundance and vertical distribution of root lesion nematode in robusta coffee plantation

Mutala’liah, S. Indarti, N. S. Putra

This research was undertaken with the aim to know the abundance and vertical distribution of Pratylenchus sp. influenced by soil abiotic factors and coffee plant varieties in three fields. The research was conducted in Malangsari, Getas and Candiroto feilds. S…

Anethum graveolens, A new host of Meloidogyne incognita in Turkey

I. Kepenekci, O. Dura