Studies on Plant Parasitic Nematodes Associated with Banana in Sindh, Pakistan

A survey of banana was conducted to study the occurrence and distribution of plant parasitic nematodes. The samples of soil and banana plants showing retarded growth were collected from three fields of Nasimabad (Khisano Mori), Tando Allah Yar and Mirpurkhas. The nematodes isolated from the roots an...

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Published in:Journal of Asia-Pacific entomology 2004, 7(2), , pp.249-252
Main Authors: Pathan, M.A, Talpur, Muzaffar A, Jiskani, M.M, Wagan, K.H
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Language:Korean
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농수해양학
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Summary:A survey of banana was conducted to study the occurrence and distribution of plant parasitic nematodes. The samples of soil and banana plants showing retarded growth were collected from three fields of Nasimabad (Khisano Mori), Tando Allah Yar and Mirpurkhas. The nematodes isolated from the roots and soil samples showed the presence of seven genera of plant parasitic nematodes, Hoplolaimus columbus, Belonolaimus longicaudatus, Helicotylenchus dihystera, Meloidogyne incognita, Xiphinema brevicol/e, Longidorus africanus and Trichodorus christiei. The maximum population densities (M. P. D %) and maximum frequency occurrence (M. F. 0 %) and prominence values (P. V %) were calculated for each nematode genus. The M. P. D %, M. F. 0 % and P. V % of H columbus (lance nematode), B. longicaudatus (sting nematode), M incognita (root-knot nematode) and Heli. dihystera (spiral nematode) were higher than those of other nematodes. The occurrence of these nematodes in relatively high population suggests their potential role in reducing banana production.
ISSN:1226-8615
1876-7990