Pratylenchus lentis

Pratylenchus lentis	Contents	Rev 12/16/2024
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Classification:

        Chromadorea
       Rhabditida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
         Pratylenchidae
          Pratylenchinae

Pratylenchus lentis Troccoli, De Luca, Handoo, Di Vito, 2008.

Morphology and Anatomy:

An amphimictic Pratylenchus species.

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

Distribution:

Pratylenchus lentis is reported and described from Sicily, Italy, where it was prasitizing roots of lentil (.Lens culinaris).

Hosts:

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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Damage:

Patches of chlorotic plants in the field, roots with necrotic lesions.

Management:

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

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Troccoli, A., De Luca, F. Handoo, Z.A., Di Vito, M, 2008. Morphological and molecular characterization of Pratylenchus lentis n. sp.(Nematoda: Pratylenchidae) from Sicily. Journal of Nematology 40:190-196.