Research Article

Plant parasitic nematodes and their population densities determined in important crop plants in Hatay province, Türkiye

Volume: 30 Number: 2 August 21, 2025
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Plant parasitic nematodes and their population densities determined in important crop plants in Hatay province, Türkiye

Abstract

The study was carried out between 2017-2021 in areas where important cultivated plants were grown in Hatay province. Reflecting the production pattern of Hatay province, 104 soil samples were taken in surveys conducted in vineyard, pepper, wheat, tomato, corn, cotton, stone fruit and olive areas. Motile nematodes in the soil samples were isolated by the modified Baermann method. The isolated nematodes were fixed in glycerin and 11 species of plant parasitic nematodes belonging to 3 orders, 10 families and 11 genera were identified. Aphelenchoides sp. and Aphelenchus avenae from the order Aphelenchida; Ditylenchus sp., Heterodera latipons, Meloidogyne incognita, M. javanica, Merlinius brevidens, M. microdorus, Paratylenchus sp., Pratylenchus neglectus, P. thornei, Rotylenchulus macrosomus and Tylenchulus semipenetrans from the order Tylenchida; Xiphinema pachtaicum from the order Dorylaimida were identified.

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Supporting Institution

Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Coordinatorship of Scientific Research Projects

Project Number

9601

Thanks

We thank Prof. Dr. Mustafa İMREN for his invaluable support for the molecular analysis of Heterodora latipons.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Plant Protection (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

August 9, 2025

Publication Date

August 21, 2025

Submission Date

March 26, 2025

Acceptance Date

May 23, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 30 Number: 2

APA
Yıldırım, A. E., Sertkaya, E., & Elekcioğlu, İ. H. (2025). Plant parasitic nematodes and their population densities determined in important crop plants in Hatay province, Türkiye. Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Tarım Bilimleri Dergisi, 30(2), 560-579. https://doi.org/10.37908/mkutbd.1663127