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Project Code

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-

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Title

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Biochemical alterations inMeloidogyne incognitainfested mulberry varieties

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Investigators

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Sreenivasa SN,Shree MP,

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Project period

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1992 - 1994

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Institute/ University

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Bangalore University, Bangalore, Karnataka

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Project cost

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-

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Objectives

• To know the changes (The biochemical metabolites viz., proteins, reducing sugars, total soluble sugars, amino acids, phenols and photosynthetic pigments) in the nematode infested leaves. 
  • To evaluate the commercial characters and yield by feeding leaves from nematode infested plant.

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Important findings

Farmers must be careful while picking leaves from such stunted plants as they could be infested by nematodes. Mere suspected plants will reveal the presence of knotted/ galled roots, if they are nematode-infested. Leaves from the nematode infected plants should not be used as silkworm feed.