Morphological and molecular characterization of Pratylenchus lentis n. sp. (Nematoda: Pratylenchidae) from Sicily

Journal of Nematology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 190-196

  Troccoli, A ^a   De Luca, F ^a   Handoo, Z A ^b   Di Vito, M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE PLANT PROTECTION   (Italy)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Host range; Internal transcribed spacer; ITS1; ITS2; Lentil; Morphology; New species; Pratylenchus; Root lesion nematode; Sequencing; Sicily

Indexed keywords

CICER ARIETINUM; CUCUMIS; HELIANTHUS; HORDEUM; LENS CULINARIS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA; NEMATODA; PISUM SATIVUM; PRATYLENCHIDAE; PRATYLENCHUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM; VICIA FABA;

EID: 62549117441     PISSN: 0022300X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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