<p>Aphelenchoides besseyi is a seed-borne nematode that causes white-tip disease in rice. Yield losses due to this infection reach 30-50% various countries. This research aimed investigate the effectiveness of consortium rhizobacteria and endophytic bacteria controlling white tip while promoting growth rice seeds infected by A. besseyi. The experiments conducted were bacterial compatibili...

The Pacific islands have a diverse range of food and cash crops with indigenous and introduced nematode problems. The staple food crops have serious nematode pests, such as Meloidogyne spp. on sweet potato, Hirschmanniella miticausa causing corm rot of taro, and Pratylenchus coffeae and Radopholus sp. producing tuber dry rot of yams. Bananas are infested with P. coffeae or R. similis, citrus wi...

The distribution of nematodes was studied in rice fields in Guilan province, Iran, from 2014 to 2016. Nematode biodiversity of 250 soil and root samples was examined. Thirty nematode species were identified morphologically, including plant parasites, microbivores and mycetophagous and predator species. Molecular techniques were also used for further identification of three plant parasitic speci...