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MANAGEMENT OF PLANT PARASITIC NEMATODES RELATED TO MULBERRY WITH ORGANIC AMENDMENTS

. Nasira Ghafoor, Mian Sayed Khan, Nadia Saeed, Iram Gul, Sundas Asghar, Zobia Anwar and Mawra Nadeem


Abstract

Plant parasitic nematodes are the crucial pathogens that decrease high yield loss and health in different plants. Plant parasitic nematodes are the causative agents and parasitize economically many important crops and plants including mulberry. The plant parasitic nematodes management is very important for the cultivators and farmers to conquer the loss in yield production. The impact of organic manure is gradual and effective than that of inorganic manure which effect quickly on the nematodes population. Soil samples and sub soil samples were collected from both controlled group and treated group to observe influence of organic manures i.e. pigeon manure, cow dung and sawdust after 3, 6 and 12 months, correspondingly. . Every sample of soil was processed by the help of Baermann funnel technique (Southey, 1970) and was examined underneath the stereoscope at magnification power of 4X. After studying all the samples and sub samples of soil were was submitted for statistical analysis including histogram analysis as well as ANOVA. Cow dung was more effective as compared to pigeon manure and sawdust against the infestations in mulberry trees. While pigeon manure and sawdust were also effective against parasitic nematodes.

Keywords: Parasitic nematodes, managements, cow dung, pigeon manure, sawdust, Mansehra

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