Pumpkin belongs to the family Cucurbitaceae. Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo) is a climber as well as trailer and able to complete their life cycle within one growing season. Some other members of this family are cucumber, gherkin, sponge gourd, ridge gourd, ash gourd, pointed gourd, snake gourd, bitter gourd, long melon etc. It is rich in polyphenolics, antioxidants and flavonoids including lutein and both alpha and beta carotene, the latter of which generates vitamin A in the body. The plants belong to this family are highly susceptible to numerous pest and diseases. Among them root knot nematode were first discovered as a pest of cucumber by Berkeley in 1855 at England. It was reported that root knot nematode feed on more than 3000 hosts plants and globally it destroys 29-30 per cent of vegetable crops. However, in Assam, it caused 17.92 per cent

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