Identification of Plant Nematodes in Sugarcane

Abstract

Plant nematodes was identified the sugarcane soil sample and sugarcane root sample during July to October 2014 in the laboratory of Nematology lab, Department of Zoology, Osmania University. Plant nematodes identified from soil and root sample of sugarcane fields, for identification of plant parasitic nematodes stylet, esophageal, median bulb, vulva, tail etc were used as main criteria (M.M. Rahman and I.H.Mian.2010).identified genera of nematodes Pratylenchus, Meloidogyne, Heterodera, Rotylenchus, Hoplolaimus. Longidorus, Tylenchus and Aphelenchoides. Pratylenchus and Meloidogyne species which were the serious plant pathogens of sugarcane.