Tylenchorhynchus zambiensis

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Classification:

Rhabditida Tylenchina Tylenchoidea
Telotylenchidae
Telotylenchinae

Tylenchorhynchus zambiensis Venditti & Noel, 1995

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Morphology and Anatomy:

See genus description for general configuration.

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

In greenhouse experiments, plant height, fresh and dry foliar weight, root weight, and total plant weight of maize were reduced significantly by T. zambiensis at the highest inoculum level (42 nematodes/cm-3 of soil). At lower population levels, effects of Tylenchorhynchus zambiensis on maize growth were inconsistent.

The highest final population (Pf) of T. zambiensis (Pf = 1,825,000 nematodes/pot) was obtained when Pi = 5,000 (4.0 nematodes/cm³ of soil). The reproductive factor (R = Pf/Pi) was 1184.0, 365.8, and 25.2, respectively for Pi = 500, 5,000, or 50,000 per pot.

The authors conclude that T. zambiensis is a weak pathogen of maize. (Study by Venditti and Noel, 1995).

For Ecophysiological Parameters for this species, click	If species level data are not available, click for genus level parameters