Susceptibility of bast fibre crops to Meloidogyne incognita

Abstract

Resistance of fibre crops to root knot nematode (Meloidogyne spp.) has been investigated with particular reference to cultivars of jute and kenaf, including roselle (Wilson and Summers, 1966; Adeniji, 1970; Srivastava et al., 1972; Ibrahim et al., 1982; Phukan and Roy, 1983). We have studied the relative susceptibility of jute and allied fibre crops to M. incognita (Kofoid et White) Chitw.