author(s)
Rashid Pervez and Uma Rao

abstract
Jamun (Syzygium cumini L.) is one of the most important medicinal tree, belong to family Myrtaceae and native to the Indian subcontinent. Very little information is available on the diversity and community structure of plant and soil nematodes associated with the rhizosphere of jamun trees. Hence, present study was undertaken to determine the present status of diversity and community profile of nematodes associated with jamun. Total seventeen nematode genera have been encountered during present study. Among them, seven belong to plant feeder, five belong to predaceous nematodes and five belong to microbivorus nematodes were encountered. Community analysis data revealed that T. mashhoodi in plant feeder, Mesodorylaimus sp. in predaceous and Rhabditis sp. in microbivorus was most frequent, abundant and prominent nematodes in the community. Such efforts to document that nematode assemblages associated with wild, uncultivated perineal trees help to monitor the diversity of plant and soil nematodes and assist in assessing any unforeseen damage.