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Record of a new location for tropical root knot nematode Meloidogyne luci in Slovenia
Author(s) -
Gerič Stare B.,
Strajnar P.,
Širca S.,
Susič N.,
Urek G.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
eppo bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.327
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1365-2338
pISSN - 0250-8052
DOI - 10.1111/epp.12443
Subject(s) - root knot nematode , biology , nematode , agronomy , agriculture , ecology
The plant parasitic nematode Meloidogyne ethiopica Whitehead has been reported from several European countries including Slovenia, where it was first found in 2003. However, the description in 2014 of a new sister species, Meloidogyne luci Carneiro et al ., [Carneiro RMDG, 2014], called for the reclassification of all European and Turkish populations of M. ethiopica reported up to this date as M. luci . Both M. ethiopica and M. luci have a very wide host range of monocotyledons and dicotyledons. They are pests of important agricultural crops such as maize, potatoes and variety of vegetables, and represent a serious threat for agricultural production in greenhouses as well as in the open fields in many EPPO countries. This paper reports a new location for the tropical root knot nematode species M. luci found in Slovenia in 2015.