INFLUENCE OF MINERAL CONTENTS ON POPULATION DYNAMICS OF PLANT NEMATODES AROUND ZIZYPHUS JUJUBA LINN AT ALLAHABAD
BRIJESH K. DWIVEDI *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD, ALLAHABAD-211002, INDIA.
SANDEFP K. MALHOTRA *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD, ALLAHABAD-211002, INDIA.
S. L. MISRA *
DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF ALLAHABAD, ALLAHABAD-211002, INDIA.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The influence of fluctuations in organic carbon, phosphorus and potassium content of soil on population distribution of plant nematodes around the root zones of Zizyphus jujuba in a sub-humid region has been assessed. Biostatistical evidences indicate an inverse relationship of organic carbon and phosphorus and a positive correlation with potassium content.