Department of Fruit Crops, Horticultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore-641 003, Tamil Nadu, India.
A field study was conducted to know the reaction of fifteen new diploid banana hybrids against burrowing nematode. Radopholus similis. Three hybrids namely, H-02-08, H-02-09 and H-02-10 recorded the lowest root and corm lesion index followed by R-02-14 and H-02-15 and Pisang Lilin The nematode population in the soil and root of these hybrids were minimum. H-02-10 among the hybrids and Pisang Lilin recorded higher amount of total phenol (711.38 and 1622.10 yg/g respectively) and ortho-dihydric phenol (34.10 and 133.60 pg/g respectively) and polyphenol oxidase activity (971.51 units Iminlg fresh weight) in roots.
Diploid, hyhrids, banana, burrowing nematode, Ruiopholus similis
