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ENDEMICITY OF INTESTINAL PARASITES WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO NEMATODES IN INDIVIDUALS RELATED TO EDUCATION (STUDENTS, STAFF AND WORKERS) IN SWAT, KP, PAKISTAN

W. Khan, N. U. Nisa, A. Khan, S. M. H. M. Naqvi

This study was aimed to assess the impact of education on the prevalence of nematode intestinal parasites among individuals relevant to education under and above 15 years age in Swat, Pakistan. Stool samples were randomly collected during January 2006 to Decem…

EVALUATION OF SOME CUCURBITACEOUS ROOTSTOCKS FOR RESISTANCE OR SUSCEPTIBILITY TO ROOT-KNOT NEMATODE AND FUSARIUM WILT UNDER GREENHOUSE CONDITIONS.

A.W. Amin, Abd-El Wanis, Mona, A. Rahman, Tomader

INVESTIGATIONS ON MASS PRODUCTION OF THE POTATO ROT NEMATODE, DITYLENCHUS DESTRUCTOR (THORNE, 1945) USING DIFFERENT MONOXENIC CULTURES.

S. Namjou, E. Shokoohi, Z. Lori

LEHLI (CONVOLVULUS ARVENSIS) WEED, A NEW ALTERNATE HOST OF MELOIDOGYNE INCOGNITA IN PAKISTAN

M. A. Haq, M. Shahid, K. Mahmood

In a field trial at area of Vegetable Research Institute (AARI), Faisalabad in 2011, a new host of root- knot nematode (RKN) was recorded. Moderate galls on the roots of Convolvulus arvensis were observed due to RKN infestation. Under the stereoscopi…

EFFICACY OF SOME GRANULAR NEMATICIDES AGAINST ROOT-KNOT NEMATODE, MELOIDOGYNE INCOGNITA ASSOCIATED WITH TOMATO

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

Five granular nematicides namely, cadusafos, carbofuran, ethoprop, fosthiazate and oxamyl were assessed against the root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita on tomato based on numbers of galls and juveniles (J2) as well as on plant growth characteri…

CHARACTERIZATION OF SYMBIOTIC BACTERIA ASSOCIATED WITH STEINERNEMA ABBASI (STRAIN 507), S. SIAMKAYAI (STRAIN 157) AND HETERORHABDITIS BACTERIOPHORA (STRAIN 1743).

A.R. Kazmi, K.A. Tabassum, F. Shahina

BIOCONTROL OF BLACK CRICKET, GRYLLUS BIMACULATUS (ORTHOPTERA: GRYLLIDAE) NYMPHS WITH ENTOMOPATHOGENIC NEMATODES

A. N. Mahar, A. Q. Mahar, S. R. Gowen

Entomopathogenic nematodes Steinernema carpocapsae, S. feltiae (Steinernematids) Heterorhabditis indica and H. bacteriophora (Heterorhabditids) were studied to control nymphs of black cricket Gryllus bimaculatus. La…

EFFECT OF MEDICINAL PLANT EXTRACTS ON PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES IN TOMATO, INOCULATED WITH MELOIDOGYNE JAVANICA ANDFUSARIUM OXYSPORUM F. SP. LYCOPERSICI.

N. Ghazalbash, M. Abdollahi

PLANT PARASITIC NEMATODES ASSOCIATED WITH DIFFERENT MENTHA SPECIES

S. A. Khanzada, M. Naeemullah, S. Iftikhar, S. Masood

Thirteen mint species were evaluated for the presence of nematode fauna associated with their rhizospheres. Six plant parasitic and six saprophytic nematode genera were found associated with mint rhizosphere. Tylenchorhynchus spp., was found to be as…

Phylogenetic relationship of Pakistani entomopathogenic nematode strains on the basis of ITS-1, 5.8S and ITS-2, D2-D3/28S (LSU) rDNA region and 12S rDNA mitochondrial gene

F. Shahina, G. Mehreen

Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) belong to families Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae have proved as extremely useful biological control agents and infected a wide range of insect pests. Phylogenetic relationships among Pakistani entomopathogenic nematod…

Distribution of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne spp., in tomato greenhouses at Lattakia and Tartus Province in Syria

F. Toumi, L. Waeyenberge, R. Yousef, H. Khalil, K. Al-Assas, M. Moens

A survey of 35 tomato greenhouses from Syrian provinces Tartus and Lattakia revealed the presence of Meloidogyne incognita and M. javanica. In Lattakia province, M. javanica was the dominant species (91%) and M. incognita found only once (9%). In Tartus provin…

Induction of systemic acquired resistance in date palm plants against certain plant parasitic nematodes by some chemicals

M.M.A. Youssef, A.M.S. Lashein

A field experiment was conducted at Faculty of Agriculture Farm in Giza Governorate, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt on clay loam soil planted to date palm cv. Zaghlool infested with plant parasitic nematodes, Rotylenchulus reniformis and Helicotylenchus sp. An…

Effect of Pasteuria penetrans against Meloidogyne spp., on peanut cultivars

A.A. Mokbel

Twelve phytoparasitic nematode genera were found infected or associated with the rhizosphere of peanut plants. Meloidogyne arenaria was the most common nematode in all collected soil samples followed by Tylenchorhynchus spp., Helicotylenchus spp., M. javanica…

Organic control of phytonematodes with Pleurotus species

A. Khan, Saifullah, M. Iqbal, S. Hussain

The nematicidal ability of Pleurotus ostreatus, P. florida and P. citronopileatus against phytonematodes of vegetables was determined in this study. Crude extract from Pleurotus spp., were tested against Pratylenchus, Xiphinema, Tylenchorhynchus, Tylenchus, He…

Efficacy of garlic clove and oil aqueous extracts against Meloidogyne incognita infecting eggplant

W.M.A. El-Nagdi, M.M.A. Youssef, M.G. Dawood

A green house experiment was conducted to control root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita infecting eggplant Solanum melongena with aqueous extracts of garlic Allium sativum mashed clove and oil. The plant materials were diluted with distilled water at concen…

New records of plant parasitic nematodes Nothotylenchus ferepolitor and Neopsilenchus paragracilis from rhizosphere of Allium cepa in Iran

M. Shahi-Bajestani, E. Mahdikhani-Moghadam

In this study, 42 soil samples from onion fields of Razavi and Northern Khorasan provinces resulted 16 species of nematodes viz., Psilenchus curcumerus, Ditylenchus apus, D. medians, Basiria gracilis, B. graminophila, Aphelenchus isomerus, A. avenae, Boleodoru…

Evaluation of inducers for tomato resistance against Meloidogyne incognita

A.A. Anter, A.W. Amin, A.H. Ashoub, A.S. El-Nuby

The potency of the some chemicals from different groups known as inducers of systemic acquired resistance (SAR) viz., acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), DL-3-aminobutyric acid (BABA), 2,6-dichloroisonicotinic acid (INA), 5-chlorosalicylic acid (CSA), nitrosalicyl ic…

Plant nematodes associated with grapevine seedlings and rootstock in Balochistan

A. Khan, S.S. Shaukat, N. Khatoon, J. Akhtar, A.G. Rizwana

Sixty-six samples of seedlings and rootstock of grapevine were selected from 6 vineyard from two districts of Balochistan, Pakistan. Seven species of nematodes were found associated with the seedlings/rootstock including Aphelenchus avenae, Helicotylenchus ind…

Determining yield losses in rice cultivars resulting from rice white tip nematode Aphelenchoides besseyi in field condition

A. Tülek, S.S. Ates, K. Akin, H. Surek, R. Kaya, Ä°. Kepenekci

This study was carried out to determine the effects of rice white-tip nematode Aphelenchoides besseyi on yield and yield components in the experimental fields of the Thrace Agricultural Research Institute, Turkey in 2012. Four rice cultivars commonly grown in…

Evaluation of rhizobacteria as resistance inducers or bio-control agents for the control of Meloidogyne incognita in tomato

A.W. Amin, A.A. Anter, A.H. Ashoub, A.S. El-Nuby

Bacterial strains Bacillus brevis, B. cereus, B. firmus, Klebsiella planticola, Lactobacillus agilis, L. fermentum, Methylomonas methanica, Neisseria elongata, Obesumbacterium proteus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa recovered from tomato rhizosphere and tested for…