TITLE:
Occurrence of Root-Knot and Reniform Nematodes in Ornamental Plants Grown in Aligarh Muslim University Campus, India
AUTHORS:
Aasia Rashid Bhat, Tabreiz Ahmed Khan, Umar Farooq
KEYWORDS:
Root-Knot Nematode, Reniform Nematode, Ornamental Plants
JOURNAL NAME:
American Journal of Plant Sciences,
Vol.5 No.13,
June
12,
2014
ABSTRACT: An extensive survey of about 50 ornamental plants growing in A.M.U. campus
were carried out to find out the infection of root-knot (Meloidogyne spp.) and reniform nematodes (Rotylenchulus reniformis). Out of 50 species of ornamental plants studied,
29 species of these plants were found to be infected with root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) and 15 species were infected
with reniform nematode (Rotylenchulus reniformis).
The highest percentage of infection of root-knot nematodes was observed in Impatiens balsamina (100%) and reniform nematode
was observed in Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (56%). Among the Meloidogyne spp. the
highest percentage of infection of M. incognita was observed in Pseuderanthemum atropurpureum (80%) whereas, the highest percentage of infection of M. javanica and M. arenaria was observed in Mirabilis jalapa (72%) and Celosis cristata (28%).