Pratylenchus scribneri
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Rev 10/14/2008
Pratylenchus scribneri |
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Morphology and Anatomy |
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Life Cycle |
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Economic Importance |
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Damage |
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Distribution |
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Management |
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Feeding |
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| Female Anterior:
Strong head frame, flattened lip region. Ventral overlap of esophageal glands over intestine. |
Female Posterior:
Monovarial, prodelphic; short post-uterine sac. |
Migratory endoparasite of roots.
| Plates A and B. Young roots; (a) lesions with single nematodes, (b) 3-6 nematodes, (c) up to 50 nematodes, and (d) areas with no nematodes. |
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| Plates C and D. Older roots; (a) with coalesced lesions containing numerous nematodes and eggs, and (b) necrotic areas with few nematodes but numerous eggs. | |
| Lesion development on soybean roots after 45 days exposure to P. scribneri. From Acosta and Malek (1981). | |
Acosta, N. and R. B. Malek (1981). Symptomatology and histopathology of soybean roots infected by Pratylenchus scribneri and P. alleni. J. Nematol. 13:6-12.
