The species of plat parasitic nematodes infesting rice are presented (Ditylenchus angustus,
Aphelenchoides besseyi and Meloidogyne, Hirschmanniella, Heterodera, Pratylenchus …

The rice root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne graminicola has gained considerable attention
during the recent times because of damage potential to irrigated and upland rice particularly …

Pesticide treatments provide an effective control of soilborne pests in vegetable and fruit
crops, but their toxicity to animals and people and residual toxicity in plants and soil, and …

The Indo-Gangetic Plains of South Asia support 13.5 million hectares of rice–wheat crop**
systems, which currently feed over one billion people. Intensified agriculture has resulted in …

Rice nematodes can be divided conveniently into two groups depending on their parasitic
habits: the foliar parasites, feeding on stems, leaves and panicles; and the root parasites …

ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted during kharif season of 2010-12 to study the
effect of soil solarization, carbofuran 3G and biocontrol agent Pseudomonas fluorescens on …

Nematode infestation in direct seeded rice (DSR) is a significant constraint in the
popularization of this method which significantly saves water, time, and labor in rice …

Production of the major grains, viz. maize (Zea mays), rice (Oryza sativa) and wheat
(Triticum aestivum), and leguminous crops; soybean (Glycine max), sunflower (Helianthus …

Rice root knot nematode, Meloidogyne graminicola is emerging as an important constraint to
production of rice. It is an economically important pathogen infesting nursery, transplanted …

The reduction in nematode population levels achieved by soil solarization and nematicides
in nursery beds resulted in significantly improved health of the rice seedlings which when …