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Author: F. SHAHINA AND Y.I. ERUM Publishing Date: 2005 E-ISSN: 0255-7576 Volume 23 Issue 1 ABSTRACT: Betel vine, (Piper betle L.) is an evergreen perennial, dioecious creeper. It is cultivated for the valuable leaves. Its leaves are chewed along with areca nut as masticatory in many parts of the world. In Pakistan, betel vine production is insufficient so it is imported for consumption from […]

Author: K. NASIRA, F. SHAHINA AND M. KAMRAN Publishing Date: 2005 E-ISSN: 0255-7576 Volume 23 Issue 1 ABSTRACT: A new species of the genus Diodontolaimus Southern, 1914 that belongs to the family Leptolaimidae, collected from muddy sediments to Sandspit beach is described and illustrated. Diodontolaimus karachiensisn. sp., is characterized by the shape and structure of spicules and gubernaculum, transversely oval amphids situated between the

Author: K. NASIRA AND F. SHAHINA Publishing Date: 2005 E-ISSN: 0255-7576 Volume 23 Issue 1 ABSTRACT: An attempt was made to explore the free-living marine nematode fauna along the coastline of Pakistan. One hundred and eighteen species of free-living marine nematodes have been found in the coastal waters of Pakistan. Among those, pollution indicator species of the genera Sabatieria Rouville (1903),Anticoma Bastian (1865) and

Author: H.U. KHAN, T. MUKHTAR* AND R. AHMAD Publishing Date: 2005 E-ISSN: 0255-7576 Volume 23 Issue 1 ABSTRACT: In Pakistan, the root-knot nematode problem is more serious than in the developed countries and information on the host range and damage of crops by root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) is meager. Therefore, a survey on the occurrence and geographical distribution of this nematode

Author: A.E. ISMAIL AND W.M.A. EL-NAGDI Publishing Date: 2005 E-ISSN: 0255-7576 Volume 23 Issue 1 ABSTRACT: Studies on seasonal fluctuations of the most dominating plant parasitic and other nematode species associated with the rhizosphere of both jasmine and Christmas trees throughout a year indicated negative and positive correlations between the prevailing soil temperatures and the population densities of Helicotylenchus exallus, Meloidogyne