Issue · 2022
Vol.40, Iss. 2
8 articles · pp. 86-173 · All issues →
Research ArticleNew and Known Species of Predacious Nematodes of Pakistan
Uzma Ishaque, Nasira Kazi, Erum Iqbal, Shahnaz Dawar
During the survey of predacious nematode of Pakistan two new species and eight new records of the following species were recovered. Mylonchulus musae n. sp., collected from the rhizophoric soil of Musa paradisiaca L. in Karachi Sindh, Discolaimus tabacum n. sp…
10 Jan 2023DOI 10.17582/journal.pjn/2022/40.2.147.173
Research ArticleInvestigation of the Effectiveness of Some Entomopathogenic Nematodes (Steinernema feltiae-Balıkesir İsolate and Heterorhabditis bacteriophora-Çanakkale İsolate) Against Potato Moth [Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) by Green
Yasemin Yıldırım Meşepınar, İlker Kepenekci
The potato tuber moth, Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) (PTM) is the most destructive pest. One of the most successful groups of biological control agents against soil insect pests are the entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) in the fam…
31 Oct 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjn/2022/40.2.92.99
Research ArticleThe Effects of Conservation Agriculture Practices on the Population Density of Fungivorous and Free-Living Nematodes in Different Crop Rotation Patterns
Reza Aghnoum, Hamid-Reza Sharifi, Masoud Ghodsi, Ahmad Zare Fizabadi
Conservation agriculture (CA) has been widely adopted in many regions of the world; however, the effect of CA practices on non-plant pathogenic nematodes is not well understood. This study was carried out to determine the effect of CA on population density of…
1 Nov 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjn/2022/40.2.100.110
Research ArticleApplication of Fatty Acid Esters on Meloidogyne incognita Infected Jew's Mallow Plants
Oluwatoyin Adenike Fabiyi, Mariam Temitope Baker, Gabriel Ademola Olatunji
Jew’s mallow (Corchorus olitorius) is a vegetable of importance in Nigeria which is often times infested with root-knot nematodes (RKNs), thus reducing yield and expected income. Principally, synthetic nematicides are employed in the management of RKNs o…
4 Jan 2023DOI 10.17582/journal.pjn/2022/40.2.127.137
Research ArticleEffect of Sole and Consortium Application of Endophytic Bacteria on Plant Growth Promotion and Inhibition of Meloidogyne incognita Infection in Okra
Hira Anwar, Muhammad Jabran, Anam Moosa, Usman Arshad, Abdul Haseeb, Abdul Jabbar et al.
Plant-parasitic nematodes (PPNs) are a serious threat to food security. Root-knot nematodes (RKNs) are important plant parasitic nematodes that affect vegetable crops worldwide including okra. Among the RKNs, Meloidogyne incognita [(Kofold and White) Chitwood]…
6 Jan 2023DOI 10.17582/journal.pjn/2022/40.2.138.146
Research ArticleThe Epidemiology of Enterobiasis and Molecular Characterization of Enterobius vermicularis in Children of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Syeda Batool Zehra, Abdullah G. Arijo, Aly Khan, Nasira Khatoon, Samina Waheed
Pinworms (Enterobius vermicularis) belong to the Oxyuridae family which cause enterobiasis, under unsanitary conditions, the Oxyruidae family causes health concerns, particularly in children. Samples were collected from the laboratory of Jinnah Hospital, Karac…
31 Oct 2022DOI 10.17582/journal.pjn/2022/40.2.86.91
Research ArticlePrevalence of Nematode Parasites in Different Birds with Histopathological Changes in the Intestinal Tissue of Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix L.) with Special Reference to Heterakis gallinarum Schrank, 1788
Rubab Malik, Nasira Khatoon, Samina Waheed
The present study was conducted to find out the prevalence of nematode parasites in different birds of Karachi, Hyderabad, Jacobabad and to find out the histopathological changes caused by Heterakis gallinarum in the intestine of common quail. The overall prev…
3 Jan 2023DOI 10.17582/journal.pjn/2022/40.2.120.126
Research ArticleEffect of Certain Pseudomonas fluorescens Isolates on Root- Knot Nematode, Meloidogyne incognita on Eggplant as Affected by the Time of Addition
Wafaa M.A. El-Nagdi, Ahmed E.A. Mahgoob, Mahmoud M.A. Youssef, Entesar H. Taha, Mona M.S. Zayed, Nora R.A. Saleh
Under screen house conditions, four isolates of bacterium, Pseudomonas fluorescens (Pf1, Pf2, Pf9 and Pf10) were used for controlling of root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita (Ne) on eggplant as influenced by time of addition. The obtained results proved t…
3 Jan 2023DOI 10.17582/journal.pjn/2022/40.2.111.119