Rev 11/19/2019
Tylenchina Tylenchoidea Pratylenchidae Pratylenchinae
Pratylenchus mediterraneus Corbett, 1983
An amphimictic Pratylenchus species.
Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:
Pratylenchus mediterraneus is reported and described from the rhizosphere and roots of apple trees (Malus domestica) n Himachal, Pradesh, India.
Migratory endoparasite.
Ecophysiological Parameters:
Pratylenchus mediterraneus is reported to survive desiccation for up to 7-8 months without losing infectivity to hosts (Glazer & Orion, 1983).
Reported to complete the life cycle in 4 weeks when feeding on potato root tips.
Host Plant Resistance, Non-hosts and Crop Rotation alternatives:
Corbett, D.C.M. (1983). Three new species of Pratylenchus with a redescription of P. andinus Lordello, Zamith & Boock, 1961 (Nematoda: Pratylenchidae). Nematologica 29:390-403.
Glazer,1. & Orion, D. (1983). Srudies on anhydrobiosis of Pralylenchus lhornei. J. Nemalol., 15 : 333-338.