Plant-parasitic nematodes cause severe damage to the various agricultural crops, leading to
economic losses for farmers. Therefore, identification and development of novel and …

Plant parasitic nematodes (PPNs) have emerged as a serious biotic stress and significantly
impacted the yield potentials of agricultural and horticultural crops. Overall, plant parasitic …

This book highlights the underlying principles and outlines some of the key hi-tech practices
and technology interventions required to achieve enhanced productivity. It discusses …

Food security of our country is at risk due to heavy yield losses of agricultural crops caused
by pests and diseases known together as biotic stresses. Conventional management …

Food crops in India suffer from many newly emerging and invading biotic stresses, ie insect
pests/diseases/weeds. For sustainable food production, it will be worthwhile to switch into …

Nematode diseases are one of the main biotic constraints in reducing the quantity and
quality of pulse crops. Root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.), cyst nematodes …

One indigenous isolate of Trichoderma harzianum (ITCC accession number 6888) which
was effective in causing Juvenile mortality in previous lab studies was tested for its …

Abstracts Economically important nematodes associated with oilseed crops like groundnut,
castor, soybean, and sunflower in India include root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) …

The most important nematode pests that are potentially damaging to tropical fruit crops like
banana, citrus, papaya, and pineapple include root-knot (Meloidogyne spp.), reniform …

Information regarding knowledge of awareness about nematode infestation and its
management collected from 236 farmers, belonged to 52 districts of 9 states of India. Of …