Presence of Panagrolaimus sp. (Nematoda: Panagrolaimidae) in seeds of pearl millet (Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke)

Panchbhai, S D and Varma, B K and Ravinder Reddy, C H (1986) Presence of Panagrolaimus sp. (Nematoda: Panagrolaimidae) in seeds of pearl millet (Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke). Nematologica, 32 (2). pp. 236-237. ISSN 0028-2596

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Abstract

During routine phytosanitary examination of pearl millet seeds at the Plant Quarantine Unit of the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi- Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru, Andhra Pradesh, India, we discovered a common soil nematode belonging to the genus Panagrolaimus inside seeds of some of the breeding lines. To date Panagrolaimus spp. have been reported as free living microphagous nematodes, occurring in soil and fresh water (Goodey, 1963), as dyssaprobes (Paramonov, 1962) occurring in roots, stems and leaves also in spikelets (Baranovskaya, 1958) and in rice grains (Panwar & Rao, 1977). Some are endoparasites of insects (Poinar, 1972; Poinar & . Geetha Bai, 1979). This is the first record of a seedborne nematode in pearl millet seeds which is significant in plant quarantine terms.

Item Type:	Article
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Uncontrolled Keywords:	Pearl millet, Panagrolaimus, Seeds
Subjects:	Mandate crops > Millets > Pearl Millet
Depositing User:	Mr Ramesh K
Date Deposited:	14 Sep 2016 08:09
Last Modified:	14 Sep 2016 08:09
URI:	http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/9673
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/187529286X00219
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Acknowledgement:	Submitted as J.A. No. 567 by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT).
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