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ISSN: 2360-7874 |
Academic Research Journal of
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Vol. 8(5), pp. 461-466, June 2020 Review Survey and identification of plant parasitic nematodes on Potato crops in Ethiopia
Belay Feyisa1 and Fikremariyam Yimer2
1,2Department of Nematology, Ambo Agricultural Research Center, P. O. Box 37, Ethiopia. Corresponding author’s Email address: belay22feyisa@gmail.com
Accepted 17 June 2020
A survey was conducted to determine the types, frequency and population of plant parasitic nematode genera associated with the soils and roots from the rhizosphere of potato, during the growing season of 2018. One hundred forty three composite soil and root samples were randomly collected where a modified Baermann technique for plant parasitic nematode extraction was applied. Potato crop grown within four regions i.e. Oromia, SNNP, Amhara and Benishangule-Gumuze revealed the presence of six nematode genera i.e. Meloidogyne, Pratylenchus, Xiphinema, Longidorus, Helicotylenchus and Rotylenchulus were detected. The most dominant nematode genera were Meloidogyne and Xiphinema followed by Longidorus with (20.9%, 15.4%, and 14.7% of frequency of Occurrence respectively). All the six nematode genera were considered as the widely distributed pests of the potato crop within surveyed regions of Oromia and Amhara. Pratylenchus was the only nematode genera that found in all except South Nations Nationalities of People region. The study encourages more research work to establish the economic importance and the management of the reported nematode pests.
Keywords: Nematode; Parasitic; Potato; Survey
How to cite this article (APA Style): Belay F., Fikremariyam Y (2020). Survey and identification of plant parasitic nematodes on Potato crops in Ethiopia. Acad. Res. J. Agri. Sci. Res. 8(5): 461-466
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