Agricultural Research Station, Sukhadia University, Durgapura, Jaipur-302015.
* Part of the thesis submitted by senior author to Rajasthan University, Jaipur, for award of Ph.D degree.
Wheat and barley crops, infested by Heterodera avenae, differ in their efficiencyas host and in damage, with barley being damaged more than wheat. However, wheat was more efficienthost than barley in respect of nematode multiplication. Tall varieties, of both the crops; suffered more damage than dwarf counterparts, but nematode multiplication was more on the latter varieties.
Host Efficiency, Dwarf Wheat, Barley, Cereal Cyst Nematode, Heterodera avenae
