Vol. 11, Special Issue 9 (2022)

Author(s):
Kshetrimayum Sumita and Yaikhom Vivekananda

Abstract:
An extensive survey was carried out in all the blocks of Churachandpur district of Manipur in 2021 for root-knot nematodes, Meloidogyne spp. infesting high valuable crops of Manipur. During the survey, it was observed for the first time that the king chilli (U-Morok) were infested by Meloidogyne spp. showing the general symptom of patchiness, yellowing of leaves and wilting of infested plant as well as the typical symptom of gall formation with the presence of egg masses attached to it. Morphological studies in laboratory reveal that, the heavily infested king chilli plant sample collected from farmer’s polyhouse of Sagang village, Churachandpur district, Manipur was by the root-knot nematode, M. incognita.