Summary Ditylenchus rafiqi n. sp. was recovered from the rhizosphere of pomegranate in New Delhi (India), and it is characterised by morphological, morphometrical molecular methods. The new species having a body length 553-901 μ m, delicate stylet (7-10 m long), longer conus (5.0-5.5 females 4.5-5.5 males) with small round knobs sloping backward, seven lateral lines at mid-body, median bulb wel...

Stem and bulb nematode, Ditylenchus dipsaci (Kühn, 1857) (Tylenchida: Anguinidae) is one of the most damaging plant-parasitic nematodes damage legume crops such as chickpea. The aim study was to develop a protocol for in-vivo bioassay investigate D. interaction with Nine accessions wild domesticated Cicer spp. including three reticulatum Ladiz., echinospermum P.H.Davis arietinum L. (Fabales: Fa...

Plant-parasitic nematodes (PPNs) are important pests that cause an estimated ten billion dollars of crop loss each year in the United States and over 100 globally. The Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) within U.S. Department Agriculture maintains updates Regulated Pest list. Currently, number PPNs regulated by APHIS includes more than 60 different species. This review focuses on to...

P r e s e n t m e t h o d s o f establishing and m a i n t a i n i n g monoxenic cultures of plant parasitic nematodes are laborious. Use of complex, multicomponent nutrient media for production of callused host tissues is a factor c o n t r i b u t i n g to the inefficiency of these methods. For example, tile most commonly used of these media contains 19 constituents (1) . This n o t e r e p o...

The interception of Ditylenchus dipsaci, D. destructor, and Aphelenchoides fragariae, which are classified as quarantine pests, has been reported to occur on imported garlic bulbs used for consumption at several traditional markets in Bogor. This finding should increase awareness the chance contamination Indonesia’s fields. study aimed evaluate nematode community determine polyphasic characters...