Among the ornamental bulbous plants which are valued much by the aesthetic world for beauty and fragrance of their flowers, the tuberose occupies a very selective and special position to flower loving people because of their prettiness, elegance and sweet pleasant for cut-flower trade and essential oil industry. Plant parasitic nematodes are the major hindrance to successful tuberose cultivation. The foliar nematodes Aphelenchoides besseyi Christie has been identified as the key pest to this crop and is posing a serious threat to the tuberose cultivation all over the country. This nematode...
Among the ornamental bulbous plants which are valued much by the aesthetic world for beauty and fragrance of their flowers, the tuberose occupies a ve...