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Author: F. Shahina, K.A. Tabassum and M.A. Habib Publishing Date: 2014 E-ISSN: 0255-7576 Volume 32 Issue 1 ABSTRACT: Cotton is the most important cash crop of Pakistan and plays a vital role in the economy of country. It is attacked by insect pests including bollworms. These pests are controlled by frequent use of pesticides. However, the indiscriminate use of synthetic pesticides […]

Author: O. A. Fabiyi Publishing Date: 2014 E-ISSN: 0255-7576 Volume 32 Issue 1 ABSTRACT: 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 silica gel packed column. The nematicidal activity

Author: T.S. Rizvi and F. Shahina Publishing Date: 2014 E-ISSN: 0255-7576 Volume 32 Issue 1 ABSTRACT: 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 indicated that C. colocynthis contains various bioactive compounds. The mentholic

Author: Z. Gill and K. Firoza Publishing Date: 2014 E-ISSN: 0255-7576 Volume 32 Issue 1 ABSTRACT: Nemicfauna survey from eight sites viz., Khairpur, Kingri, Kot Diji, Faiz Gunj, Thari Mir Wah, Gambat, Sobhodero and Nara revealed that twenty five plant parasitic and seven free-living soil nematode species associated with date palm plantations in district Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan. Population density and frequency

Author: M.A. Haq, K. Mahmood, M. Shahid, S.A. Khan and A. Tahir Publishing Date: 2014 E-ISSN: 0255-7576 Volume 32 Issue 1 ABSTRACT: Melilotus indica (sanji or yellow sweet clover) and Chenopodium murale (krund) were recorded as new hosts of root-knot nematode (RKN) in the area around the Plant Pathology Research Institute, Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, Faisalabad, Pakistan. Yellow sweet clover and