ASSESSING THE INFLUENCE OF AIR POLLUTANTS ON ROOT KNOT NEMATODE INFESTATIONS IN CHOSEN PULSE CROPS
S.Thriveni
Botany
September 2023
Pulses are the mainstay of the Indian cuisine and are essential to the security of the growing Indian population's nutrition and means of subsistence. However, a number of biotic pressures severely hinder the production of pulses, making it extremely difficult to satisfy the population's future demands in India. Root knot nematodes (RKN) are a significant danger to crop output among other biotic stressors. Meloidogyne species, or root knot nematodes, are obligatory, stationary root endoparasites that are part of a highly significant group of plant-parasitic nematode genera in terms of economic importance. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between air pollution, soil physicochemical characteristics, and pulse crops' vulnerability to root knot nematode infections. The study found substantial relationships between soil pH, organic matter content, and nematode infection levels, as well as their linkages with exposure to air pollutants, through a thorough investigation of soil samples from several pulse crop cultivation areas.
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