Abstract
The root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne graminicola , is a serious pest of rice known to reduce grain yield. The effects of a series of infestation levels of M. graminicola on the nutritional and seed quality parameters of the grain have been studied under pot and field conditions using two cultivars of rice, a basmati, cv. Pusa Sugandh-5 and a non-basmati, cv. Pusa-44. The 1000 grain weight was significantly reduced by as much as 44.5% in cv. Pusa Sugandh-5 and 50.7% in cv. Pusa-44 seed when the parent plants were grown in soil with very high levels of M. graminicola infestation. The protein and amylose contents of the grains were significantly reduced in both the rice cultivars. The seed germination percentages of both the rice cultivars were also reduced as the nematode inoculation rates increased from 1-8 second-stage juveniles (J2) cm −3 in a pot experiment. Similar trends were also observed in field conditions. There was a significant decrease in the seedling vigour indices of both the rice cultivars. These results showed that the rice grains produced on plants infected with the nematode M. graminicola were lighter in weight and had poorer nutrient qualities, such as amylose and protein content. Further, if these grains were used as seed, the germination percentage was lower and, even more importantly, seed vigour was poor compared to the seed obtained from plants grown in M. graminicola -free soil.
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Claims 5
Claim · model-written summary
Heavy nematode infestation reduced 1000 grain weight by up to 44.5% in Pusa Sugandh-5.
- Taxon
- rice
Oryza sativat0 - Material
- Pusa Sugandh-5e0
- Treatment
- very high levels of M. graminicola infestatione0
- Interactor
- M. graminicolaMeloidogyne graminicolae0pest
- Outcome
- 1000 grain weighte0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Value
- 44.5%e0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“The 1000 grain weight was significantly reduced by as much as 44.5% in cv. Pusa Sugandh-5 and 50.7% in cv. Pusa-44 seed when the parent plants were grown in soil with very high levels of M. graminicola infestation”
t0“The effect of root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne graminicola, on the quality and vigour of rice seed”
Claim · model-written summary
Heavy nematode infestation reduced 1000 grain weight by up to 50.7% in Pusa-44.
- Taxon
- riceOryza sativat0
- Material
- Pusa-44e0
- Treatment
- very high levels of M. graminicola infestatione0
- Outcome
- 1000 grain weighte0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Value
- 50.7%e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The 1000 grain weight was significantly reduced by as much as 44.5% in cv. Pusa Sugandh-5 and 50.7% in cv. Pusa-44 seed when the parent plants were grown in soil with very high levels of M. graminicola infestation”
t0“The effect of root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne graminicola, on the quality and vigour of rice seed”
Claim · model-written summary
Nematode infestation significantly reduced grain protein and amylose in both rice cultivars.
- Taxon
- riceOryza sativae0
- Treatment
- Meloidogyne graminicolat0
- Outcome
- protein and amylose contents of the grainse0
- Direction
- reducede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The protein and amylose contents of the grains were significantly reduced in both the rice cultivars”
t0“The effect of root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne graminicola, on the quality and vigour of rice seed”
Claim · model-written summary
Seed germination fell as nematode inoculation rose from 1 to 8 J2 per cubic centimetre in the pot experiment.
- Taxon
- riceOryza sativae0
- Treatment
- nematode inoculation ratese0
- Outcome
- seed germination percentagese0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Setting
- pot experimente0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The seed germination percentages of both the rice cultivars were also reduced as the nematode inoculation rates increased from 1-8 second-stage juveniles (J2) cm −3 in a pot experiment”
Claim · model-written summary
Both rice cultivars had significantly lower seedling vigour indices after nematode infestation.
- Taxon
- riceOryza sativae0
- Treatment
- Meloidogyne graminicolat0
- Outcome
- seedling vigour indicese0
- Direction
- decreasee0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“There was a significant decrease in the seedling vigour indices of both the rice cultivars”
t0“The effect of root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne graminicola, on the quality and vigour of rice seed”
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