Heterodera sorghi

Heterodera sorghi	Contents	Rev 10/16/2023
Sorghum Cyst Nematode	Classification	Hosts
	Morphology and Anatomy	Life Cycle
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Classification:

Tylenchida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
         Heteroderidae
          Heteroderinae

Heterodera sorghi Jain, Sethi, Swarup & Srivastava, 1982

A member of the Sacchari group of Heterodera spp.

Synonyms:

Review general characteristics of the genus Heterodera.

Morphology and Anatomy:

General Characteristics of the Sacchari Group of Heterodera

Cysts lemon-shaped
Ambifenestrate
Bullae present, finger-like
Underbridge well-developed
J2 incisures 3
Monocotyledonous hosts

(Handoo and Subbotin, 2018; Subbotin et al., 2010, Tanha Maafi et al., 2005, 2007)

Females:

Males:

Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:

Hosts:

Hosts of the Sacchari group of Heterodera spp. are generally moncotyledons.

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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Management:

Host Plant Resistance, Non-hosts and Crop Rotation alternatives:

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References:

Handoo, Z.A., Subbotin, S.A. 2018. Taxonomy, identification and principal species. Chapter 15 in Perry, R.N. Moens, M., and Jones, J.T.(eds) Cyst Nematodes. CAB International.

Jain, K.K., Sethi, C.L., Swarup, G. & Srivastav, A.N. 1982. Heterodera sorghi sp. n., a new cyst-forming nematode parasitizing sorghum. Revue Nematol 5:201-204

Subbotin, S,A., Mundo-Ocampo, M., Baldwin, J.G. 2010. Systematics of Cyst Nematodes (Nematode: Heteroderinae). Nematology Monographs and Perspectives Volume 8B, D.J. Hunt and R.N. Perry (eds) Brill, Leiden, The Netherlands 512p

Tanha Maafi, Z., Sturhan, D., Handoo, Z., Mor, M., Moens, M., Subbotin, S.A.. (2005). Morphological and molecular characterisation of Heterodera sacchari Luc & Merny, 1963 and H. goldeni Handoo & Ibrahim, 2002 (Nematoda: Heteroderidae). Russian Journal of Nematology 13, 152-153.

Tanha Maafi, Z., Sturhan, D., Handoo, Z., Mor, M., Moens, M., Subbotin, S.A.2007. Morphological and molecular studies on Heterodera sacchari, H. goldeni and H. leuceilyma (Nematoda: Heteroderidae) Nematology 9:493-497.