Nematicidal activities  of Parthenium confirmed

Neem seed kernel ,methanol extract and essential oils of African Marigold Tagetes erecta flowers and parthenin ,isolated from obnoxious weed Parthenium hysterophorus have been  found to possess nematicidal activities against the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne incognita (Indian  Agric. Res. Int., Annual report, 2000-2001,95,97).

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