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Author: A. Khan, S.S. Shaukat and N. Khatoon Publishing Date: 2013 E-ISSN: 0255-7576 Volume: 31 Issue: 2 ABSTRACT: Sixty six rhizosphere soil samples of peach seedlings were collected from six nurseries of Khuzdar and Kalat districts of Balochistan from December. 2012 to Febniazy. 2013. Eight different phytonematodes were found associated with the seedlings. The most predominant nematode was Helicotylenchus pseudorobustus and […]

Author: A. Usman and M.A. Siddiqui Publishing Date: 2013 E-ISSN: 0255-7576 Volume: 31 Issue: 2 ABSTRACT: In a field study the efficacy of various organic amendments. ploughing and nematicides were evaluated against population build up of phytonematodes on carrot crops. The integrated application of organic amendment and ploughing was found very effective to control the phytonematodes. infecting carrot plantations. The soil

Author: F. Hussain, S.S. Shaukat, M. Abid, F. Usman and M. Akbar Publishing Date: 2013 E-ISSN: 0255-7576 Volume: 31 Issue: 2 ABSTRACT: The chilli crop in Pakistan is attacked by a number of pathogens. Root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne finnica) and root-rot (Fusarium solani) are the most serious diseases that attack chilli crop. Chitin amendment is recommended as a safe and commercially applicable

Author: J. Salma and F. Shahina Publishing Date: 2013 E-ISSN: 0255-7576 Volume: 31 Issue: 2 ABSTRACT: Laboratory investigations were carried out to study the survival of entomopathogenic nematodes of the genera Steinernema and Heterorhabditis of eight Pakistani species viz.. Steinemema pabstanense, S. asiatwum. S. abbasi. S. siamkayai, S. carpocapsae. S. feltiae. Heterorhabditis indica and H. bacteriophora at different time durations and

Author: H. Ravindra, P.V. Kenchangowda, M. Sehgal and S. Shivanna Publishing Date: 2013 E-ISSN: 0255-7576 Volume: 31 Issue: 2 ABSTRACT: An experiment was conducted to evaluate the local germplasms of ground nut. 71 germplasms of groundnut were examined against Al. arenaria and Al javanica. Twelve germplasms were found to be highly resistant while sixteen were resistant. Moderately resistant germplasms were thirty