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Acta Prataculturae Sinica ›› 2015, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (8): 174-180.DOI: 10.11686/cyxb2014372

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Identification of cyst nematode in alpine meadow steppe, Gansu

LI Hui-Xia1, PENG Huan2, PENG De-Liang2, ZHU Rui-Dong1, XU Peng-Gang1, LI Jian-Rong1   

  1. 1.College of Prataculturae, Gansu Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Grassland Ecosystem, Ministry of Education, Sino-U.S. Centers for Grazingland Ecosystem Sustainability, Lanzhou 730070, China;
    2.State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pest, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
  • Online:2015-08-20 Published:2015-08-20

Abstract: A survey of grass cyst nematodes in Tianzhu alpine meadow steppe, Gansu Province was conducted in August, 2013. Cyst nematodes were isolated from the roots and root rhizosphere of Kobresia sp. and Kobresia humilis. The nematodes were initially identified as Heterodera avenae based on cyst characteristics, particularly the cyst vulva cones. The cysts were light brown, large lenmon-shaped and contained vulva cones with bifenestrate and obvious bullae and without a vulva under-bridge. The 1045 bp sequence fragment of ITS region was amplified using PCR with general primers AB28 and TW81. The similarities between these groups and H. avena were 99%-100%. Molecular analysis confirmed that the cyst nematodes isolated from Kobresia sp. and Kobresia humilis growing in Tianzhu alpine meadow steppe were H. avenae. This is the first report identifying Kobresia sp. and Kobresia humilis as hosts of H. avenae.