several soil samples were taken from western parts of iran. one of the samples col-lected from the rhizosphere of nectarine trees (prunus persica l.) in moghan, ardabil province, contained aprutides guidettii. the species subanguina picridis was recovered from leaf gall of serratula latifolia boiss (asteraceae) in the vicinity of mashhad, khorasan province. although this species showed remarkab...

Paolo Guidetti passed away on December 28, 2007 at age 41, a victim of a brief, devastating bout with lymphoma. His death deprives the fi eld of tryptophan research of one of its brightest and most promising young stars. We also mourn the loss of a unique individual, who not only had an outstanding mind but possessed an exceptional ability to inspire and to foster collaborations and friendships...

introduction: south khorasan province is the main area for production of berberis vulgaris (family), crocus sativus (family) and ziziphus zizyphus (family). nematodes belong to superfamily aphelenchoidea are easy to be identified by the size of the body, stylet without knobs, large median bulb, long overlapping on the intestine and placement of the vulva in the posterior part of body. in this s...