TY  - JOUR
T1  - Distribution and Effect of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes Associated with Cashew in North Central-Nigeria
AU - Orisajo, Samuel B. 
JO  - Agricultural Journal
VL  - 7
IS  - 6
SP  - 405
EP  - 407
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-9155
DO  - aj.2012.405.407
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=aj.2012.405.407
KW  - Cashew
KW  -plant-parasitic nematodes
KW  -Meloidogyne incognita
KW  -Radopholus sp.
KW  -Nigeria
AB  - Roots and soil were sampled for the presence of plant-parasitic nematodes from seven selected locations in North Central Nigeria noted for cashew production. Ten genera of plant-parasitic nematodes were found associated with cashew in North Central Nigeria. <I>Meloidogyne</I> sp., <I>Helicotylenchus coffeae</I> and <I>Radopholus</I> sp., were widespread in all the locations while <I>Rotylenchulus reniformis</I> was recorded only in Ochaja, Ayingba and Ejule. There were significant reduction in the height of cashew seedlings inoculated with root-knot nematodes, <I>Meloidogyne incognita</I>, in the nursery. Therefore, pre-planting sampling strategies should be taken to predict the impact of the nematode populations and enable preventive measures to be taken, most especially at the seedlings stage.
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