Crop Research
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 50
  • Issue: 1to3

Association of plant parasitic nematodes in rhizosphere of different banana cultivars (Musa AAA group) in Assam

  • Author:
  • Pranjal Pratim Neog, J. Borthakur, D. N. Hazarika, M. K. Kalita, Supriya Langthasa
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 141 to 142

B. N. College of Agriculture Assam Agricultural University, Biswanath Chariali-784176, Assam, India

Online published on 4 August, 2017.

Abstract

Association of plant parasitic nematodes of 10 different banana cultivars was studied. Four dominant plant parasitic nematode viz., Meloidogyne incognita, Helicotylenchus dihystera, Hoplolaimus sp. and Tylenchorhynchus leviterminalis were recorded in different cultivars. Highest total nematode population was recorded on banana cultivar Barjajaji and lowest was recorded on Maan Jahaji.

Keywords

Banana cultivars, Plant parasitic nematodes, Soil samples