Interaction of simulated acid rain and seed gall nematode Anguina tritici on wheat

In the present study, Interaction of different doses of SAR (pH 3.0, 4.0 and 5.0) with different inoculum levels of A. tritici showed varied responses on wheat plant. Both SAR and A. tritici interacted antagonistically. The wheat plants inoculated with lower inoculum levels (2,500, and 5,000) and exposed with lower acidity level (5.0) were not affected in terms of plant growth, yield, photosynthetic pigments, seed carbohydrate, seed protein and leaf epidermal characteristics compared to un-inoculated and un-exposed plant. While, as acidity levels (pH 4.0 and 3.0) were increased the suppressions in all above parameters were increased. However, nematodes were killed in all the doses of SAR.