First Report of Mesocriconema sphaerocephalum (Taylor, 1936) Loof, 1989 Associated with Bell Pepper (Capsicum annuum) in Egypt | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Agronematology | ||||
| Article 2, Volume 19, Issue 1, July 2020, Page 19-28 PDF (559.1 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejaj.2020.105860 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Zafar Handoo1; Mihail Kantor1; Mostafa Hammam2; Moawad Mohamed2; Mahfouz Abdel Gawad2 | ||||
| 1Mycol. and Nematol. Genetic Diversity and Biol. Lab., USDA, ARS, Northeast Area, Beltsville Agric.Res. Center, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA | ||||
| 2Plant Pathology Dept., National Research Centre, EI-Behooth St., Dokki 12622, Giza, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Ring nematodes of the genus, Mesocriconema are a group of polyphagous, migratory root-ectoparasites of plants. In a nematological survey of three governorates in Egypt, Mesocriconema sphaerocephalum (Taylor 1936) Loof 1989 was isolated from the rhizosphere of soil samples in five bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) fields, as a new host record, at Badr Centre, El-Beheira governorate. Mesocriconema sphaerocephalum specimens were extracted from 5 out of 45 (11.1%) soil samples with a population density up to 23 individuals/250 g soil. Morphological and morphometrical analysis of females and juveniles were used for species identification. This species has been previously reported from Egypt on other hosts. Nevertheless, this is the first report of M. sphaerocephalum associated with pepper plants. Additional information on the distribution, importance, and status of this phytoparasite is presented. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Host plant; morphology; ring nematode; Egypt; species description; survey | ||||
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