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Chickpea Cyst Nematode (Heterodera cajani)

    Identification

• Heterodera cajani is a widely prevalent parasite of mainly leguminous crops.
• The second stage juveniles attack the roots and develop to produce lemon shaped white females
  protruding out of root.
• The female deposits many eggs in a large gelatinous eggs but retains some in body, which after death turns into a brown cyst.
• The nematode completes the life cycle in 3-4 weeks and has several generations in a single crop season.

Damage

• The crop shows yellowing and stunted growth with poor pod formation.

Cultural Control

• Summer ploughing of the field and crop rotation for 2-3 years with cereals may reduce nematode population densities.

Chemical Control

• Application of carbofuran or phorate @ 1-2 kg a.i./ha may also reduce crop damage.