Nematodes Associated with Plants in lowa

Authors

Don C. Norton, Iowa State UniversityFollow
W. Arden Irvine, Iowa State University
David Castaner, Iowa State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Research

Abstract

During a preliminary survey of plant parasitic nematodes in Iowa, 55 species, mostly in the Tylenchoidea, were identified. Except for Longidorus, Xiphinema, and Trichodorus, the Dorylaimoidea were not considered. Most samples were taken in forage legume fields and woodlands. The seven genera encountered most frequently were the following, as expressed in percentage of total samples (1,308): Tylenchus (56), Helicotylenchus (40), Xiphinema (36), Aphelenchus (31), Tylenchorhynchus (20), Paratylenchus (14), and Pratylenchus (13). Helicotylenchus microlobus and Xiphinema americanum were among the most common and widespread plant parasitic nematodes found. While H. microlobus occurred most frequently in cultivated fields, H. platyurus was mainly a woodland inhabitant. Although processing procedures were not directed toward recovery of root knot and cyst nematodes, evidence indicates that Meloidogyne hapla, Heterodera trifolii, and H. weissi are common in Iowa.

Publication Date

1964

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

71

Issue

1

First Page

109

Last Page

116

Copyright

©1964 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Norton, Don C.; Irvine, W. Arden; and Castaner, David (1964) "Nematodes Associated with Plants in lowa," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 71(1), 109-116.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol71/iss1/19