Division of Nematology, Indian Agricultural Research Insitute, New Delhi, 110012, India.
1 Part of the Ph. D. Thesis submitted in 1980 by the senior author to Post-Graduate School, IARI, New Delhi.
Penetration of larvae of Heterodera zeae into maize roots, cv. Shakti and Histarch, started within 12hrs. of inoculation and increased gradually reaching maximum by 5th day. The nematode was found to complete its life cycle at temperature ranging between 27 and 38°C in 15 to 17 days of inoculation from Secondstage to second stage larvae.
Heterodera zeae, root penetration, life cycle, biology
