Q.1
In which year first plant parasitic nematode was recorded?
- History of Plant Nematology:
- First Observation of Plant Parasitic Nematodes: In 1743, the English clergyman and naturalist John Turberville Needham crushed blackened wheat grains (cockles) in water and observed moving thread-like organisms under a microscope.
- Identity of the Organism: This organism was the wheat gall nematode, Anguina tritici, marking the very first scientific record and description of a plant parasitic nematode in human history.
- Conclusion: The first plant parasitic nematode was recorded in 1743 (Option 4).
Correct option: (4) 1743
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