Screening of cucurbitaceous rootstocks and cucumber scions for root knot nematode resistance (Meloidogyne incognita Kofoid and White)
Abstract
A study was carried out under glasshouse condition at the Department of Nematology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore during 2012-2013 to identify resistant rootstocks of cucurbitaceous species for grafting of cucumber against root knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita. Seven wild and cultivated cucurbitaceous rootstocks and two cucumber scions (variety and hybrid) were used for screening studies against the root knot nematode. Forty fifth day after inoculation, the plants were evaluated for shoot length, root length, shoot fresh and dry weight as well as root fresh and dry weight, number of galls per 10 gram of root, egg mass and females per gram of root, root knot index, soil nematode population per 200 cc of soil and reproduction factor. The lowest number of galls and egg masses were observed in Citrullus colocynthis followed by Cucumis metuliferus which exhibited resistant reaction with root knot index (RKI) of 2. The other rootstocks viz., Cucurbita ficifolia, Cucurbita moschata, C. maxima and Luffa cylindrica were found to be moderately resistant to root knot nematode with root knot index of 3. The two cucumber scions (Green Long variety and NS 408 hybrid) were observed to be highly susceptible to M. incognita with RKI of 5.
It is certified that:
- The corresponding author is fully responsible for any disputes arising due to the publication of his/her manuscript.
- The article has been seen by all the authors who are satisfied with its form and content.
- The sequence of names of authors in the by-line is as per their relative contribution to this experiment, giving due credit to all scientists who made notable contribution to it.
- All the authors fully understand that inclusion of any other co-authors or exclusion of any co-authors is not possible once the article has been submitted to the journal.
- The corresponding author takes full responsibility for this article.
- The address of the organization where the research was conducted is given.
- The article is exclusive for this journal, and the results reported here have not been sent (and will not be sent during its consideration by this journal) for publication in any other journal.
- Authors agree to abide by the objective comments of referees and do agree to modify the article into a short note as per the recommendation, for publication in the Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding.
- If published in Electronic Journal of Plant Breeding, the copyright of this article would vest with the Indian Society of Plant Breeders, who will have the right to enter into any agreement with any organization in India or abroad engaged in reprography, photocopying, storage and dissemination of information contained in it, and neither we nor our legal heirs will have any claims on royalty.
