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Research ArticleCharacterization, phytochemical analysis and nematicidal activity of Daniella oliveri leaves against Meloidogyne incognita
O. A. Fabiyi
This study was carried out to identify and evaluate the nematicidal potential of Daniella oliveri leaves. The leaves of D. oliveri were air dried and extracted with n-hexane, there after acetone. The concentrated extracts were subjected to chromatography on a…
12 Jan 2023- Research Article
Comparative efficacy of Trichoderma harzianum, neem extract and furadan on Meloidogyne incognita infecting tomato plant growth
R.R. Arain, R.N. Syed, A.Q. Rajput, M.A. Khanzada, N.A. Rajput, A.M. Lodhi
Root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid & White) Chitwood is the virulent pathogen of tomato plants. The artificial inoculation of M. incognita developed a large number of galls and suppressed the tomato plant growth significantly. Three different…
12 Jan 2023 - Research Article
Prevalence of nematodes in different districts of Punjab, Pakistan
S. Ahmed, A. Munir, S. Hameed, S. Asad, M. Fayyaz, M. Zakaria et al.
During the survey a total 69 soil samples were collected from various agro-ecological areas with different cropping history in six districts comprising Mianwali, Bhakkar, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Gujrat and Mandi Bahauddin of Punjab province, Pakistan and assessed…
12 Jan 2023 - Research Article
Effect of amendments for the control of nematodes on peach seedlings
A. Khan, S.S. Shaukat, K.A. Khanzada, M.S. Khan
The effect of several amendments was evaluated against nematodes associated with peach (Prunus persica L. Batsch) seedlings. Three major nematode populations were found in the soils including Helicotylenchus pseudorobustus, Xiphinema americanum and Pratylenchu…
12 Jan 2023 - Research Article
Effect of Meloidogyne incognita on the growth characteristics of Vigna mungo treated with leaf extract of Mimusops elengi
C. Azhagumurugan, M.K. Rajan
The present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of leaf extract of magilam, Mimusops elengi on the root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita infecting the black gram, Vigna mungo with different inoculums levels (5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 egg-masses/plant) wi…
12 Jan 2023 - Research Article
Efficacy of plant oils and garlic cultivation on controlling Meloidogyne incognita infected tomato plants
M.A.M. El-Saedy, A.A. Mokbel, S.E. Hammad
The efficacy of seven essential plant oils and cultivation of two garlic cultivars: Balady and Sods-40 were evaluated for controlling root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita infecting tomato plants under laboratory, greenhouse and field conditions. Treatment…
12 Jan 2023 - Research Article
Eco-friendly management of root-knot nematodes using acacia compost and bioagents in brinjal
H. Ravindra, M. Sehgal, A.S. Pawan, B.S. Archana, S.A. Shruti, H.B. Narasimhamurty
A field experiment was conducted in root-knot nematode infested plot to evaluate the efficacy of acacia compost individually and in integration with bioagents viz., Pochonia chlamydosporia and Paecilomyces lilacinus. Acacia compost, poultry manure and carbofur…
12 Jan 2023 - Research Article
Nematicidal potential of Faidherbia albida fruit against Meloidogyne javanica on cowpea
I. Umar, A. Mamman
The effect of Faidherbia albida fruit powder and extract on root-knot nematode Meloidogyne javanica in the laboratory and screen house was investigated. Nematodes egg suspension at 100 eggs/5ml syringe introduced into each Petri dish containing both crude and…
12 Jan 2023 - Research Article
Nematicidal activity of Citrullus colocynthis extracts against root-knot nematodes
T.S. Rizvi, F. Shahina
The nematicidal activity of Citrullus colocynthis seed, pulp, fruit and creeper extracts were evaluated against rootknot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) at 28 ± 2 C in laboratory. Gas chromatograph interfaced to a Mass spectrometer (GC-MS) results indicat…
12 Jan 2023 - Research Article
Influence of the host age on development and virulence of Heterodera zeae in Egypt
A.E. Ismail, A.M. Kheir
Four ages of corn Zea mays L., cultivar Giza 2 were used to evaluate its influence on infectivity, development and virulence of Heterodera zeae. The results revealed that the nematode final population and rate of build-up correlated negatively with the host ag…
12 Jan 2023 - Research Article
Influence of poultry litter and rapeseed cake on infestation of Meloidogyne incognita on tomato in Dire Dawa, eastern Ethiopia
T. Shiferaw, N. Dechassa
Study was conducted at Dire Dawa, Haramaya University Research Station in naturally root-knot nematode infested soil to determine the influence of poultry litter and rapeseed cake application against root-knot nematode infestation in tomato var. Mraglobe. Five…
12 Jan 2023 - Research Article
Damage induced by root-knot nematodes and its alleviation by vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in roots of Luffa cylindrica
N. Hajra, F. Shahina, K. Firoza, R. Maria
The effect of vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal (VAM) fungi inoculated with nematodes in roots of Luffa cylindrica (L.) Roem was studied under greenhouse conditions. Six treatments were used; viz., C = Control, T1 = VAM only, T2 = nematodes only, T3 = VAM and n…
12 Jan 2023 - Research Article
Damage threshold of Meloidogyne arenaria to common bean influenced by dates of planting
A.M. Korayem, M.M.M. Mohamed, S.M. EL-Ashry
Effect of root-knot nematode Meloidogyne arenaria was studied on common dry bean plants under natural infestation in the field at two different seasons of planting. In the first season, bean was grown in Autumn, 2012 while, the second season in early Spring, 2…
12 Jan 2023 - Research Article
Efficacy of different bacterial strains against Meloidogyne incognita
I. Jafri, A.A. Shahid, A. Ibrahim, M. Atif
Study was conducted to determine the effect of Meloidogyne incognita on plant health and production of tomato in field. Various strains of bacteria were examined for their influence on shoot, root length, plant height, egg-mass, number of juveniles and number…
11 Jan 2023 - Research Article
Phylogenetic analysis and biological studies of entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema abbasi isolates
F. Shahina, G. Mehreen
In this study seven entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema isolates were examined using genetic analysis by ITS rDNA and 12S mtDNA. Phylogenetic analysis of these isolates was inferred by using four different methods i.e., Maximum Evolution (ME), Maximum Likeli…
11 Jan 2023 - Research Article
In vitro nematicidal activity of some Aloe species extracts on eggs and second-stage juveniles of Meloidogyne incognita
A.A. Tanimola, B. Fawole
The nematicidal activity of acetone extract (AE) and water extract (WE) of leaves and roots of Aloe schweinfurthii (ASF), Aloe succrotina (AST), Aloe vera (AVR), Aloe chinensis (ACS), Aloe arborescens (AAR), Aloe keayi (AKY), Aloe macrocarpa (AMC) and Aloe sch…
11 Jan 2023 - Research Article
Compatibility of Heterorhabditis indica with neem seed and kernel granules for suppressing Meloidogyne incognita infecting tomato
A.S. Ardakani
A glass house experiment was conducted to study the effect of neem seed granules (NSG), neem seed kernel granular (NSKG) formulation and H. indica alone as well as their combinations on Meloidogyne incognita infecting tomato. Among the different treatments, co…
11 Jan 2023 - Research Article
Histopathology of sweetpotato roots infected with Meloidogyne incognita
O.S. Osunlola, B. Fawole
Meloidogyne incognita infected roots of sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) were observed for histopathology changes included cellular disorganization in the root cortex, endodermis and vascular cells. Female nematode displaced root cells and occupied larg…
11 Jan 2023 - Research Article
Identification and quantitative composition of nematicidal ingredients in leaves of some Aloe species
A.A. Tanimola, B. Fawole
Phytochemical and infrared analyses were carried out for eight Aloe species: Aloe schweinfurthii (ASF), Aloe succrotina (AST), Aloe vera (AVR), Aloe chinensis (ACS), Aloe arborescens (AAR), Aloe keayi (AKY), Aloe macrocarpa (AMC) and Aloe schweinfurthii x Aloe…
11 Jan 2023 
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