Taxonomy and Identification of Principal Foliar Nematode Species (Aphelenchoides and Litylenchus).

ABSTRACT: Nematodes are Earth's most numerous multicellular animals and include species that feed on bacteria, fungi, plants, insects, and animals. Foliar nematodes are mostly pathogens of ornamental crops in greenhouses, nurseries, forest trees, and field crops. Nematode identification has traditionally relied on morphological and anatomical characters using light microscopy and, in some cases, scanning electron microscopy (SEM). This review focuses on morphometrical and brief molecular details and key characteristics of some of the most widely distributed and economically important foliar nematodes that can aid in their identification. Aphelenchoides genus includes some of the most widely distributed nematodes that can cause crop damages and losses to agricultural, horticultural, and forestry crop

SUBMITTER: Handoo Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7694350 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature