Abstract:
Species of plant parasitic nematodes were examined in potatoes from Istanbul region by considering faunistic and taxonomic aspects. Soil, plant and tuber samples were taken during the autumn and summer months of 2006-08, when adult nematode species are more abundant. From these samples, nematodes were extracted, slides were prepared from these extracts and plant parasitic nematodes were identified. The survey of potato fields yielded 14 species belonging to 1 suborder, 4 superfamilies, 5 families, 5 subfamilies and 6 genera under Tylenchida. These species are: Filenchus cylindricus, F. sheri, F. filiformis, F. butteus, Boleodorus thylactus, Ditylenchus equalis, D. parvus, Bitylenchus dubius, Helicotylenchus digonicus, Pratylenchus thornei, P. vulnus, P. loosi, P. pseodopratensis and Meloidogyne arenaria. From these species, Ditylenchus equalis and Pratylenchus pseudopratensis are new records of Turkish nematode fauna.
Page(s):
285-293
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Pakistan Journal of Nematology, Volume: 28, Issue: 2, Year: 2010