First report of northern root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne hapla (Chitwood, 1949) on strawberry in Turkey.

ABSTRACT: Strawberry is one of the most economically important crops worldwide. Several species of plant-parasitic nematodes have been reported to be pathogenic on strawberries, among them the northern root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne hapla), which considered to be strawberry most important nematode pest worldwide. In August 2019, strawberry growers at Silifke (Mersin, Turkey) identified nematode-like symptoms on strawberry roots and infected seedlings were brought to the nematology laboratory at of Mersin University for diagnostics. Roots were separated into small pieces and nematode extraction was performed by a modified Baermann funnel method and identified under the microscope. DNA was extracted from individual nematodes using Worm Lysis Buffer(WLB (+)). The species-specific SCAR markers (JMV1, J

SUBMITTER: Ozarslandan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8039997 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature