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Author: B. ZARINA AND F. SHAHINA Publishing Date: 2010 E-ISSN: 0255-7576 Volume: 28 Issue: 2 ABSTRACT: Root-knot nematode Meloidogyne spp., is one of the most important plant pathogen which reduces yield and biomass of crops in different parts of the world, including Pakistan. The role of root-knot nematode in Pakistan is discussed here together with other aspects of the disease. A […]

Author: F.D. ERDOGUS, H.C. AKGUL AND S. BAYRAM Publishing Date: 2010 E-ISSN: 0255-7576 Volume: 28 Issue: 2 ABSTRACT: In this research study, species of plant parasitic nematodes were examined in potatoes in Marmara Region by considering their two main aspects viz., faunistic and taxonomic. Soil, plant and tuber samples were taken from potato in 2006-2008, during the autumn and summer months,

Author: M. KAMRAN, S.A. ANWAR, M. JAVED, S.A. KHAN AND G.H. SAHI Publishing Date: 2010 E-ISSN: 0255-7576 Volume: 28 Issue: 2 ABSTRACT: Root- knot nematodes (RKN), Meloidogyne spp., are among the main pathogens of tomato in Pakistan. A systematic survey was conducted to obtain a reliable estimate of nematodes and their level of infestation with tomato plants at grower’s field located at

Author: K. NASIRA, F. SHAHINA AND M. KAMRAN Publishing Date: 2010 E-ISSN: 0255-7576 Volume: 28 Issue: 2 ABSTRACT: The level of heavy metals and nematode fauna in water and sediments were determined. In order to evaluate the metal load of the sewers, as a result of discharged effluents, water and sediment samples were collected from various coasts of Karachi viz., Bin

Author: F. SHAHINA AND K.A. TABASSUM Publishing Date: 2010 E-ISSN: 0255-7576 Volume: 28 Issue: 2 ABSTRACT: The virulence of entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema pakistanense against various insect species eg., mango mealy bug (Drosicha mangiferae), cockroach (Periplanata americana), subterranean termite (Macrotermis), sugarcane shoot borer (Chilo infuscatellu), sugarcane top borer (Scirpophaga nivella), rice stem borer I and II (I: Tryporyza incertulus and II: Cnaphalocrocis