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Acta Prataculturae Sinica ›› 2011, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (1): 253-256.

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Identification of Meloidogyne graminis on golf greens

ZHUO Kan, HU Mao-xiu, WANG Hong-hong, TANG Zhao-lei, SHAO Xiao-yong, LIAO Jin-ling   

  1. Laboratory of Plant Nematology, College of Natural Resource and Environment, South
    China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
  • Online:2011-02-22 Published:2011-02-22

Abstract: In 2009, yellow patches emerged on golf greens of two golf courses in Yangjiang and Zhuhai of Guangdong Province. Root knots were observed in turfgrass roots of the golf greens, and numerous juvenile second stage (J2) worms belong to the genus Meloidogyne were isolated from soils around turf grass roots. The root knot nematodes were identified by using morphology, isozyme and mtDNA-PCR-sequence. The results indicated the root knot nematode was M. graminis. M. graminis are known to be an important pathogen of golf course greens turf in USA, however the nematode is found firstly on golf course in China.

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