Susceptibility of some Plant Cultivars Cucumber and Watermelon to Root- Kont Nematode, Meloidogyne javanica under Greenhouse Conditions

EL-Mesalamy, A. F.; Mahmoud, N. A.; Anany, A. E.; El-Sagheer, A. M.

doi:10.21608/jppp.2020.87023

Susceptibility of some Plant Cultivars Cucumber and Watermelon to Root- Kont Nematode, Meloidogyne javanica under Greenhouse Conditions

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Agricultural Zoology and Nematology Dept., Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt.

² Agricultural Zoology and Nematology Dept., Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.

10.21608/jppp.2020.87023

Abstract

Thirteen cultivars of cucumber Cucumis sativus and eight cultivars of watermelon Citrullis vulgaris were evaluated for their host response to Meloidogyne javanica. The nematode succeeded in developing and multiplying on all most tested cultivars from Cucurbitaceae plants. Cucumber cultivars Hisham, Waffir and Beitalpha the highest rate of nematode reproduction more than the rest of cultivars Emparator, Hayel and Sinai1 were classified as slightly resistant (SR ). While cultivars cucumber Bahy, BashaF1,Beitalpha, Ellama, Eshrak1, Fahd, HadyF1, Hisham,Paracoda, Waffir were classified as susceptible (S) hosts to M.javanica. Also, results showed that some of tested watermelon cvs Aswan F1, Giza 1, Giza 21 and Sugar Baby were classified as slightly resistant (SR) , and four cvs Al-Fahd, Al-Gawhra ,Charleston Gray123 and Crimson Sweet were classified as susceptible(S) hosts. Moreover, there were significant reduction in both shoot and root fresh weights of the tested all cultivars infected.

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