Pratylenchus pseudocoffeae

Pratylenchus pseudocoffeae	Contents	Rev 12/16/2024
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Classification:

        Chromadorea
       Rhabditida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
         Pratylenchidae
          Pratylenchinae

Pratylenchus pseudocoffeae Mizukubo, 1992

Morphology and Anatomy:

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

Distribution:

Originally described from Japan. later in Iran and Belgium.

Economic Importance:

Causes damage to chrysanthemums, inmcluding root lesions, stunting and chlorosis of above-ground parts (Uesugi et al., 2012)

Hosts:

Hosts include chrysanthemum, artemisia, aster and grasses (Uesugi et al., 2012).

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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Causes damage to chrysanthemums, inmcluding root lesions, stunting and chlorosis of above-ground parts. Rates of population increase and damage to plants were especially high in chrysanthemum variety Jimba (Uesugi et al., 2012)

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Management:

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

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Nematode-suppressive green manure rotation crops were generally resistant or poor hosts (Uesugi et al., 2012).