Survey of root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) in Salikneta Farm and the effects of the level of macronutrients (N,P,K) and pH in the soil

• Main Author: Villanueva, Jose Lorenzo
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2016
• Subjects: Root-knot nematodes; Nutrient cycles; Salikneta Farm; Biology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/3012
• Institution: De La Salle University

Root knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) are common and destructive phytoparasite that can infect a wide variety of crops. Once infected, the host plant begins to exhibit signs of infection most notably the appearance of elongated swellings or galling in the roots. The severity of root galling can be...