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TABLE 5: Effects of M. incognita infection on chlorophyll-a, chlorophyll-b and total

Chlorophyll content in the shoot system of the host plant, A.esculents,, Each value
(Mean±SD) represent an average performance of four observation

Parameter Ch Chlorophyll- Ch Chlorophyll-b(Mg/ml) Total Chlorophyll (Mg/ml)
a(Mg/ml)

CUI 0.0059±0.003 0.0128±0.159 0.0162±0.0016

0.003±0.001 0.009±0.0002 0.012±0.0005
IUT *(20.47) *(11.39) *(11.01)

*Percentage decrease over CUI

Fig. 1 : Histogram showing the sugar, starch and β-amylase activities in the host plant
A.esculents, infected by the root knot nematode M.incognita

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