Management of Meloidogyne incognita in nematodesusceptible watermelon cultivars using nematoderesistant Cucumis africanus and Cucumis myriocarpus rootstocks

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 44, 2011, Pages 8790-8793

  Pofu, K M ^a   Mashela, P W ^a   Mphosi, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Cucumis spp.; Reproductive factor; Resistant rootstocks; Root galls; Watermelon cultivars

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP MANAGEMENT; CUCUMIS AFRICANUS; CUCUMIS MYRIOCARPUS; CULTIVAR; DISEASE RESISTANCE; DRY WEIGHT; HARVESTING; INOCULATION; MELOIDOGYNE INCOGNITA; MELON; NEMATODAL PLANT DISEASE; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PLANT GRAFTING; PLANT PATHOGEN INTERACTION; PLANT RESPONSE; PLANT YIELD; RHIZOME; ROOT DEVELOPMENT; SEEDLING; SHOOT GROWTH; SURVIVAL RATE;

CITRULLUS LANATUS; CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; CUCUMIS; CUCUMIS AFRICANUS; CUCUMIS MYRIOCARPUS; ECHINOCYSTIS LOBATA; MELOIDOGYNE INCOGNITA;

EID: 80051707089     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/ajb10.1252     Document Type: Article

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