Rev 06/01/2021
Tylenchina Tylenchoidea Pratylenchidae Pratylenchinae
Pratylenchus lentis Troccoli, De Luca, Handoo, Di Vito, 2008.
An amphimictic Pratylenchus species.
Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:
Pratylenchus lentis is reported and described from Sicily, Italy, where it was prasitizing roots of lentil (.Lens culinaris).
Migratory endoparasite.
Ecophysiological Parameters:
Patches of chlorotic plants in the field, roots with necrotic lesions.
Host Plant Resistance, Non-hosts and Crop Rotation alternatives:
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.