NEMATODES OF WHEAT IN PAKISTAN AND THEIR CONTROL

Wheat is a staple food crop of Pakistan, dominating all crops in acreage and production. It is cultivated in all the four provinces of Pakistan viz. Sindh, Balochistan, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa. The major production area is in Punjab (71.17%), followed by the Sindh province (13.38%). The crop Diseases Research Institute, PARC, University of Karachi has been conducting regular trials on control of nematodes associated with wheat using chemical and organic amendments which have given encouraging results and are being presented in this book for the use of nematologists, researchers, students and teachers working in this field.