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Prevalence and Spread of Potato Cyst Nematodes, Globodera spp. in Northern Hilly Areas of India


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1 CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, Palampur 176 062, India
2 Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir 180 009, India
3 G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar 263 145, India
4 Division of Nematology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India
5 Agriculture and Ecology Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Giridih 815 301, India
6 ICAR-All India Coordinated Research Project on Nematodes, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India
 

Potato cyst nematodes (PCNs), Globodera rostochiensis (Woll.) and G. pallida (Stone), are globally important pests of potato prevalent in the Nilgiri area of South India. PCNs were first intercepted from North India at Shimla, Himachal Pradesh (HP) in 2010. Subsequent surveys in the hilly areas of North India have revealed the occurrence of PCNs in several districts of HP, Uttarakhand and Jammu & Kashmir, despite domestic quarantine against this nematode. High populations of PCN were mainly encountered in the Potato Seed Multiplication Farms that supply seed potato to farmers. Here, a hypothesis on the dissemination of PCNs within India is proposed.

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Domestic Quarantine, Hilly Areas, Potato Cyst Nematodes, Prevalence and Spread.
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Authors

Y. S. Chandel
CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, Palampur 176 062, India
Surendra Singh Bhadu
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir 180 009, India
Rajan Salalia
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir 180 009, India
Sharmishtha Thakur
CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, Palampur 176 062, India
Satya Kumar
G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar 263 145, India
Vishal Singh Somvanshi
Division of Nematology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India
Abhishek Mukherjee
Agriculture and Ecology Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Giridih 815 301, India
R. K. Walia
ICAR-All India Coordinated Research Project on Nematodes, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110 012, India

Abstract


Potato cyst nematodes (PCNs), Globodera rostochiensis (Woll.) and G. pallida (Stone), are globally important pests of potato prevalent in the Nilgiri area of South India. PCNs were first intercepted from North India at Shimla, Himachal Pradesh (HP) in 2010. Subsequent surveys in the hilly areas of North India have revealed the occurrence of PCNs in several districts of HP, Uttarakhand and Jammu & Kashmir, despite domestic quarantine against this nematode. High populations of PCN were mainly encountered in the Potato Seed Multiplication Farms that supply seed potato to farmers. Here, a hypothesis on the dissemination of PCNs within India is proposed.

Keywords


Domestic Quarantine, Hilly Areas, Potato Cyst Nematodes, Prevalence and Spread.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv118%2Fi12%2F1946-1952