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Management of Plant Parasitic Nematodes Associated with Walnut (Juglans regia L.) by using Organic Amendments

Management of Plant Parasitic Nematodes Associated with Walnut (Juglans regia L.) by using Organic Amendments

Nadia Saeed1,Mian Sayed Khan2, Habib Ahmad3, Muhammad Abdullah4 and Muzafar Shah5,*

1Department of Zoology, Hazara University, Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
2Department of Zoology, University of Swabi, Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
3Department of Genetics, Hazara University, Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
4Department of Zoology, Abdulwali Khan University, Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
5Department of Zoology, University of Buner, Buner, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

*      Corresponding author: muzafarphd@hotmail.com; n_saeed83@hotmail.com

 

ABSTRACT

Walnut trees infested with plant parasitic nematodes were treated with different organic amendments pigeon manure, horse dung, cow dung, duck manure and castor oil cakes at the rate of 8 Kg/tree and saw dust at the rate of 10kg/tree, respectively. Untreated trees were kept for the comparison. Soil samples and sub samples of both treated and untreated trees after 3, 6 and 12 month from Abbottabad and Mansehra by using Bearmann funnel technique. After Quantitative analysis of both treated and untreated trees, it was observed that treated trees samples showed decline in nematode number as compared to untreated trees. Organic amendments effectively controlled the nematode population. Among all applied organic amendments castor oil cakes and cow dung were found more effective and saw dust was least effective. The studies showed that organic amendments were significantly effective against nematodes.

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Pakistan Journal of Zoology

April

Pakistan J. Zool., Vol. 56, Iss. 2, pp. 503-1000

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