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SOME nematode diseases of crop plants are ameliorated by Brassica, Tagetes or Asparagus grown previously or concurrently in the same soil1–5. Toxic principles within their roots or exuded into the soil are thought to be responsible. Having observed that leaf and root extracts of Polygonum hydropiper L. have nematostatic properties against Rhabditis and other soil nematodes in vitro6, I decided to study its effect on wheat disease caused by the wheat gall nematode, Anguina tritici.
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SUKUL, N. Inhibition of Nematode Infestation of Wheat Seedlings by Polygonum hydropiper. Nature 226, 771–772 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/226771b0
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