Identification of Meloidogyne enterolobii infesting Guava using mitochondrial DNA based analysis and host status Rashid, Khan M.*, Ahmad I., Kumar H. Keshav1, Singh Achal2 ICAR-Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture, Lucknow-227 107 (U.P.) 1ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram-695 017 (Kerala) 2ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Lucknow-226 002 (U.P.), India *rmkhanlucknow@rediffmail.com
Online published on 9 August, 2019. Abstract Study reveals the prevalence of Meloidogyne enterolobii and confirms its identity based on morphological characters and perinal pattern of the females. A precise technique using mitochondrial DNA analysis also corroborated morphological observations. Five vegetable crops including Momordica charantia, Vigna unguiculata, Cucumis sativus, Lagenaria siceraria, Luffa acutangula were found to be susceptible to highly susceptible to Meloidogyne enterolobii under pot culture conditions. Pisum sativum, Cicer aritinum despite their exposure to nematode population for seventy five days did not develop characteristic galls. Top Keywords Meloidogyne enterolobii, Mitochondrioal DNA, Nursery infestation, Psidium guajava.. Top |