Nematodes Associated with Two Species of Mentha (Lamiaceae) in Balochistan, Pakistan

Nematodes Associated Mentha

Authors

  • Aly Khan Crop Diseases Research Institute, PARC, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan
  • Javaid Akhtar Crop Diseases Research Institute, PARC, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan
  • Manzoor Hussain Soomro Science Foundation (ECOSF), 1 Constitution Avenue, G-5/2, Islamabad, Pakistan
  • Syed Shahid Shaukat Institute of Environmental Studies, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52763/PJSIR.BIOL.SCI.62.3.2019.195.198

Keywords:

mint, Balochistan, plant parasitic nematodes

Abstract

 

Nematodes associated with Mentha spicata L. and Mentha longifolia L. were investigated in Balochistan in various localities so as to assess the variation in density of different nematode species found in the rhizosphere. Ten species of nematodes were found associated with Mentha spicata while four species were found in the rhizosphere of M. longifolia. Significant differences in nematode density were recorded (p at the most p < 0.01). The dominant nematodes associated with Mentha spicata were Pratylenchus projectus and Merlinius khuzdarensis while those associated with Menthe longifolia were Xiphinema americanum and Pratylenchus thornei.

 

 

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Published

2019-12-02

How to Cite

Khan, A., Akhtar, J., Soomro, M. H., & Shaukat, S. S. (2019). Nematodes Associated with Two Species of Mentha (Lamiaceae) in Balochistan, Pakistan: Nematodes Associated Mentha. Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 62(3), 195.198. https://doi.org/10.52763/PJSIR.BIOL.SCI.62.3.2019.195.198