Abstract:
Five weed species, including Ageratum conyzoides, Eclipta alba, Ipomea aquatica, Polygonum senegalense and Sesbania leptocarpa, were hosts of Meloidogyne janvanica in the fadama farmlands along Rima river in Sokoto. All the vegetable crops grown in the local environment were infected by the nematode. Wheal was attacked both in the field and under Sreen house conditions. Rice, millet and sorghum were not attacked by the nematode. Under screen house conditions cowpea cultivar lfe Brown, Kano 1996, TVX 3236 and IAR 335 were attacked by M. javanica. All the 4 cultivars has significant reduction in number of nodules. Symptoms of infection include yellowing of leaves and heavy gallings of the roots.
Page(s):
109-117
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Pakistan Journal of Nematology, Volume: 9, Issue: 2, Year: 1991