<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Root-knot nematodes (RKN), <italic>Meloidogyne</italic> spp., have a wide host range and are common in the Mediterranean area. Cultivated lavender (<italic>Lavandula angustifolia</italic>) was found naturally infested by <italic>M. hapla</italic> in Kozani area, the first documented infestation of this crop by RKN in Greece. <italic>Oxalis pescaprae</italic>, a common winter weed in Crete, was found to be a host of <italic>M. javanica</italic> under artificial inoculation. This weed acts as a potential winter host of the nematode in fields cultivated with vegetable crops. Two populations of <italic>M. ethiopica</italic> were found in kiwi and maize in Greece in the past. Recently, populations of <italic>M. ethiopica</italic> from Europe were re-classified as <italic>M. luci,</italic> based only on the population isolated from kiwi for Greece. In the current work, the RKN populations originating from kiwi and maize and maintained on tomato, were identified as <italic>M. luci.</italic> Nematode species identification was determined by electrophoretic analysis of protein extracts obtained from females.</p></abstract>

Root-knot nematodes (RKN), Meloidogyne spp., have a wide host range and are common in the Mediterranean area. Cultivated lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) was found naturally infested by M. hapla in Kozani area, the first documented infestation of this crop by RKN in Greece. Oxalis pescaprae, a common winter weed in Crete, was found to be a host of M. javanica under artificial inoculation. This weed acts as a potential winter host of the nematode in fields cultivated with vegetable crops. Two populations of M. ethiopica were found in kiwi and maize in Greece in the past. Recently, populations of M. ethiopica from Europe were re-classified as M. luci, based only on the population isolated from kiwi for Greece. In the current work, the RKN populations originating from kiwi and maize and maintained on tomato, were identified as M. luci. Nematode species identification was determined by electrophoretic analysis of protein extracts obtained from females.

<italic>Lavandula angustifolia</italic> and <italic>Oxalis pes-caprae</italic>, hosts of <italic>Meloidogyne hapla</italic> and <italic>Meloidogyne javanica</italic> - A note for Meloidogyne luci in Greece

Department of Viticulture, Vegetable Crops, Flori-culture and Plant Protection, Institute of Olive Tree, Subtropical Crops and Viticulture, N.AG.RE.F., Hellenic Agricultural Organization-DEMETER

Hellenic Plant Protection Journal

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Root-knot nematodes (RKN), Meloidogyne spp., have a wide host range and are common in the Mediterranean area. Cultivated lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) was...

Lavandula angustifolia and Oxalis pes-caprae, hosts of Meloidogyne hapla and Meloidogyne javanica - A note for Meloidogyne luci in Greece

Published Online: Apr 18, 2020

Page range: 78 - 82

Received: Aug 20, 2019

Accepted: Mar 01, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hppj-2020-0008

Keywords
Esterase phenotypes, identification, root-knot nematodes, weed

© 2020 A.R. Gonçalves et al., published by Sciendo

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Lavandula angustifolia and Oxalis pes-caprae, hosts of Meloidogyne hapla and Meloidogyne javanica - A note for Meloidogyne luci in Greece

Published Online: Apr 18, 2020

Page range: 78 - 82

Received: Aug 20, 2019

Accepted: Mar 01, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hppj-2020-0008

KeywordsEsterase phenotypes, identification, root-knot nematodes, weed

© 2020 A.R. Gonçalves et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Esterase phenotypes, identification, root-knot nematodes, weed