ISSN: 0973-7510

E-ISSN: 2581-690X

Faheem Ahmad1 , Olubukola O. Babalola1 and Mansoor A. Siddiqui2
1Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Science and Technology,
North-West University, Mafikeng Campus, Private Bag X2046, Mmabatho 2735, South Africa.
2Section of Plant Pathology and Plant Nematology, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh – 202 002, India.
J Pure Appl Microbiol. 2012;6(3):1063-1068
© The Author(s). 2012
Received: 18/02/2012 | Accepted: 21/04/2012 | Published: 30/09/2012
Abstract

The efficient management of nematodes requires the carefully integrated combination of several methods. Each individual method of management has limited use, together; they help in reducing the nematode populations in agricultural soil or in plants more efficiently. Hence, the present study was carried out to determine the effect of mutagen (Hydrazine hydrate) treated seeds of chickpea var. ‘GNG-469’ with latex of Jatropha panduraefolia either alone or in combination against Meloidogyne javanica and Rotylenchulus reniformis. Statistical analysis showed that treated seeds significantly reduced nematodes population in soil and root galling and, improved plant growth parameters including chlorophyll content as compared to control. Severities of disease were shown more at 4000 J2 inoculation of M. javanica. However, combined inoculations of Meloidogyne javanica and Rotylenchulus reniformis were also shown pathogenic severity as compared to separate inoculation. Therefore, plant growth improvement and disease severity are directly related with latex dressing of mutagen treated seeds and different inoculation rate of nematodes.

Keywords

Nematodes, Mutagen, root galling, Management, Chickpea, Plant latex

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