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Med J Islamic World Acad Sci. 1992; 5(3): 171-172
Nematicidal Properties of Selected Marine Algae from Karachi Coast Preliminary Report Baqar S. Naqvi, Aly Khan, Dilnavaz Shaikh, M. Rafi Shaikh From Cereal Disease Research Institute, Agricultural Research Council Labs, Karachi University, Karachi, Pakistan. One percent extracts of twenty five marine algae were assayed for their nematicidal properties using Helicotylenchus indicus as test nematode. After 48 hrs., the number of active nematodes was reduced by 78% in Cystoclonium purpureum, 75% in Chaetomorpha antennina, 95% in Centroceras clauulatum, 90% in Dictyota indica and 44% in Scinaia fasicularia. Keywords: Extracts, marine algae, nematode, Helicotylenchus indicus. Baqar S. Naqvi, Aly Khan, Dilnavaz Shaikh, M. Rafi Shaikh. Nematicidal Properties of Selected Marine Algae from Karachi Coast Preliminary Report. Med J Islamic World Acad Sci. 1992; 5(3): 171-172 Corresponding Author: Baqar S. Naqvi, Pakistan	TOOLS Full Text PDF Print Download citation RIS EndNote BibTex Medlars Procite Reference Manager Share with email Share Send email to author Similar articles PubMed Google Scholar