2013•SKUAST JOURNAL OF RESEARCHRequires access

Report of dagger nematode Xiphinema americanum (cobb, 1913) (dorylaimida: Longidoroidea) from rhizosphere of apple trees in Kashmir (India)

G.M. Lone, Farooq Ahmad Zaki

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During a survey for nematodes in apple orchards in district Baramulla (Kashmir), dagger nematode Xiphinema americanum (Cobb, 1913) of order Dorylaimida and super-family Londidoroidea, was isolated from the apple rhizosphere. The presence of this nematode in apple as host is a new record from Jammu & Kashmir state. The nematode has been characterized, illustrated and described in detail in this communication.

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Key concepts: Nematode, Dorylaimida, Dagger, Xiphinema, CobB, Biology, Rhizosphere, Botany