Nematodes associated with mango in Sindh.
Aly Khan, Mian Sayed, Shaukat S. S.
Author Affiliation: Crop Diseases Research Institute, PARC, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan.
International Journal of Biology and Biotechnology 2 : 917-919
Abstract : A survey of nematodes associated with mango in Karachi and Hyderabad district, Sindh, Pakistan was conducted in 2005 season. Ten localities were surveyed and samples of rhizosphere soil were collected. A total of nine genera and twelve species were recorded. The highest density was that of Tylenchorhynchus sp. (65 per 200 g soil). A cluster analysis of nematode data of localities was performed that yielded two groups of localities. The first group was characterized by the high densities of Meloidogyne javanica and Helicotylenchus indicus, while the second group was marked by high densities of Hemicriconemoides mangiferae and Helicotylenchus mangiferae [sic].