It is well known that low soil temperatures decrease the absorptionl of water by plants. Many years ago SACHS (24) reported that tobacco and gourd plants growing in moist soil under conditions favoring a low rate of transpiration wilted when the soil was cooled to 30 to 50 C., but recovered when the soil was warmed to 120 to 180 C. Cabbage and turnips were less affected, absorbing enough water ...

Rotylenchus graecus n. sp. is described and illustrated from a bisexual population found in Filippias, Epirus, northwestern Greece, in the rhizosphere of ivy (Hedera helix L.) and giant reed (Arundo donax L.) grown on the edge of irrigation canals. Rotylenchus graecus n. sp. is characterized by a lip region with five annules, stylet length of 29-32 mum, vulva position at 53-65%, female tail poi...