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244 <strong>Histopathology</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Seed</strong>-<strong>Borne</strong> <strong>Infections</strong>8.5 CONCLUDING REMARKSCritical morphological and histological studies <strong>of</strong> nematode infections <strong>of</strong> seeds,wherever completed, have conclusively shown the path <strong>of</strong> penetration, the parts <strong>of</strong>the floret forming galls, location in the seed, and the conditions under which nematodesoccur in seed. There are several examples in which close association <strong>of</strong>nematodes and seed tissues are known, e.g., D. dipsaci in lucerne, clover, onion,faba bean, and broad bean; D. africanus and P. brachyurus in groundnut; A. besseyiin rice; A. africanus in groundnut; A. ritzembosi and A. blastophorus in Callistephus;Heterodora in bean, pea, and sugarbeet; and Rhadinaphaenchus in coconut. Detailedinformation on the nematode association in the majority <strong>of</strong> these cases is lacking.Histopathological observations have revealed changes that nematodes undergoduring anhydrobiosis or quiescence, which enables them to survive unfavorableconditions. Information on location and period <strong>of</strong> survival <strong>of</strong> nematodes in seed isuseful for seed certification and quarantine, and for developing control strategies.REFERENCESAgarwal, K. 1984. Studies on <strong>Seed</strong>-<strong>Borne</strong> Myc<strong>of</strong>lora and Some Important <strong>Seed</strong>-<strong>Borne</strong> Diseasesin Wheat Cultivars Grown in Rajasthan. Ph.D. thesis, University <strong>of</strong> Rajasthan,Jaipur, India.Basson, S., De Waele, D., and Meyer, A.J. 1993. Survival <strong>of</strong> Ditylenchus destructor in soil,hulls and seeds <strong>of</strong> groundnut. Fundam. Appl. Nematol. 16: 79–85.Bird, A.F., Stynes, B.A., and Thomson, W.W. 1980. A comparison <strong>of</strong> nematode and bacteriacolonized galls induced by Anguina agrostis in Lolium rigidum. Phytopathology 70:1104–1109.Bos, W.S. 1977. Aphelenchoides arachidis n.sp. (Nematoda: Aphelenchoidea), an endoparasite<strong>of</strong> the testa <strong>of</strong> groundnuts in Nigeria. Z. Pflanzenkr. Pflanzenschutz 84: 95–99.Bridge, J., Bos, W.S., Page, L.J., and McDonald, D. 1977. The biology and possible importance<strong>of</strong> Aphalenchoides arachidis: a seed-borne endoparasitic nematode <strong>of</strong> groundnutsfrom northern Nigeria. Nematologica 23: 255–259.Byars, L.P. 1920. The nematode disease <strong>of</strong> wheat caused by Tylenchus tritici. Bull. U.S. Dept.Agric. 1042: 40.Caubel, G. 1983. Epidemiology and control <strong>of</strong> seed-borne nematodes. <strong>Seed</strong> Sci. Technol. 11:989–996.Corbett, D.C.M. 1976. Pratylenchus brachyurus. C.I.H. descriptions <strong>of</strong> plant-parasitic nematodes.Set 6, No. 89. CAB International, Wallingford, U.K.Courtney, W.D. and Howell, H.B. 1952. Investigation <strong>of</strong> the bent grass nematode, Anguinaagrostis (Steinbuch, 1799) Filipjev, 1936. Plant Dis. Rep. 36: 75–83.De Waele, D., Jones, B.L., Bolton, C., and Van den Berg, E. 1989. Ditylenchus destructor inhulls and seeds <strong>of</strong> peanut. J. Nematol. 21: 10–15.Dropkin, V.H. 1969. Cellular reponses <strong>of</strong> plants to nematode infections. Ann. Rev. Phytopathol.7: 101–122.Dropkin, V.H. 1977. Nematode parasites <strong>of</strong> plants, their ecology and the process <strong>of</strong> infection.In Encyclopaedia <strong>of</strong> Plant Physiology (New Series). Heitefuss, R. and Williams, P.H.,Eds. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. Vol. 4, pp. 222–242.Fenuwick, D.W. 1957. Red ring disease <strong>of</strong> coconuts in Trinidad and Tobago. Colonial OfficeReport, London, p. 55.

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