Issue · 2021
Vol. 39, Iss. 1, Pages 1-67
9 articles · pp. 1-67 · All issues →
Research ArticleRecords of Two Genera and Three Species of Nematodes Belonging to the Order Rhabditida Chitwood, 1933 from Pakistan
Salma Javed, Samreen Khan, Nasira Kazi, Tabassum Ara Khanum
Three known species belonging to order Rhabditida were recovered from sewage and stagnant water with sediments from different location of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. In this study, two genera, Rhabditidoides and Butlerius and three species identified as Rhabditi…
8 Jun 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjn/2021/39.1.17.23
Short CommunicationDistribution of Cyst Nematodes in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Sagir Hussain, Qamar Abbas, Abdur Razzaq, Sher Wali Khan
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…
8 Jul 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjn/2021.39.1.65.67
Research ArticleEffect of Two Nematicides on Nematodes Populations and Two Bacterial Populations Associated with Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) Crop
Aly Khan, Shagufta Ambreen Sheikh, Khalil Ahmed Khanzada, Syed Shahid Shaukat, Javaid Akhtar
The study involves evaluation of two nematicides, namely Turtob-F (a new nematicide) and carbofuran on 3 nematode populations and two bacteria associated with the rhizosphere of brinjal. The effect of the nematicides was observed on the population size of the…
8 Jul 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjn/2021/39.1.59.64
Research ArticleEvaluation of Some Medicinal Plants for the Management of Root-Knot Diseases of Banana
Khan Tamoor, Hafsa, Hanif Maryam
The present research study was undertaken to evaluate the nematicidal property of four indigenous medicinal plants viz., Ferula oopoda, Zataria multiflora, Achillea santolina and Nepeta cateria against Meloidogyne incognita at banana orchards of District Lasbe…
27 Jun 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjn/2021/39.1.52.58
Research ArticleThe Isolation and Screening of the Bioactive Compound of Viscum album against Meloidogyne incognita
Saima Maher, Shahina Fayyaz, Nadra Naheed, Zarbakth Dar
The pure compounds of mistletoe (Viscum album) were evaluated in order to determine their nematicidal activity against Meloidogyne incognita (the root-knot nematode). The seven pure bioactive compounds have been isolated and examined, from which VA 4 and VA7 h…
21 Jun 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjn/2021/39.1.46.51
Research ArticleBiocidal Efficacy of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora against the African Armyworm (Spodoptera exempta) Towards Pest Control
Mohammed Akinlabi Rufai, Abideen Akinkunmi Wahab, Kamil Ayo Fasasi, Quadri Olusegun Adeshina, Mary Tolulope Awotidebe
Studies on the biocidal activities of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora on African armyworm (Spodoptera exempta) was carried out in vivo. The H. bacteriophora was obtained from Osun state University farmland sites, Osogbo, Osun State while armyworm used in this st…
13 Jun 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjn/2021/39.1.41.45
Research ArticleNew Species of the Genus Contracaecum (Railliet and Henry, 1912) from Catfish Wallago attu of Indus River, Sindh, Pakistan
Hira Soofi, Abdul Rasool Abbasi, Arifa Bhutto
A new species Contracaecum malhi collected from catfish Wallago attu Bloch and Schneider, 1801 of Indus river of Sindh, Pakistan. Totally, 41 specimens of host were collected. The host specimens were dissected longitudinally, viscera put into petri dishes for…
8 Jun 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjn/2021/39.1.8.16
Research ArticleDescription of Ten New Species Including Two New Genera of Nematodes (Nematoda) Associated with Economically Important Crops of Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir
Zafar Ahmad Handoo, Mihail Radu Kantor, Ekramullah Khan
During the survey of soil and plant-parasitic nematodes of vegetable and fruit crops of Kashmir valley, Jammu and Kashmir, ten new species including two new genera of following were recovered: Fotedaronema kashmiriensis gen. n. sp. nov., from soil around roots…
8 Jun 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjn/2021/39.1.24.40
Research ArticleNematicidal Activity of Different Plants Extracts against Root Knot Nematodes
Javeria Afzal, Muhammad Abid, Faisal Hussain, Alia Abbas
Nematicidal activities of different plants viz., Amaranthus viridis, Chenopodium album, Solanum nigrum, Carica papaya and Euphorbia hirta have been evaluated against root-knot nematodes. Plants were collected from different areas of Karachi. Aqueous extracts (…
20 Mar 2021DOI 10.17582/journal.pjn/2021/39.1.1.7