Nematodes associated with jujube Zizyphus mauritania in the lower Sindh province of Pakistan

Abstract

Soil nematodes are reported in association with jujube in Pakistan. Nine genera are reported from fourteen localities. They include both ecto- and endo-parasites. The abundance of nematodes varied with the individual localities. Predominant plant parasitic nematodes were Xiphinema elongatum and juveniles of Meloidogyne sp.