Distribution of Cyst Nematodes in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Distribution of Cyst Nematodes in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Sagir Hussain*, Qamar Abbas, Abdur Razzaq and Sher Wali Khan
ABSTRACT
Cyst nematode, the Heterodera Schmidt (1871) is one of the most widely distributed and economically important plant parasitic nematode genus. During the present investigation of plant-parasitic nematode fauna from Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, four cyst nematode species viz., Heterodera avenae Wollenweber, 1924; H. mani Mathews,1971; H. schachtii Schmidt, 1871 and H. zeae Koshy, Swarup and Sethi, 1971 were detected from all four districts.
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