Nematode parasites of rice.

Abstract

The species of plat parasitic nematodes infesting rice are presented (Ditylenchus angustus, Aphelenchoides besseyi and Meloidogyne, Hirschmanniella, Heterodera, Pratylenchus, Criconemoides, Criconema, Hoplolaimus, Paralongidorus, Longidorus, Xiphinema, Tylenchorhynchus, Aorolaimus, Scutellonema, Helicotylenchus and Caloosia spp.). Information on symptoms of infestation; biology, life cycle, survival, dissemination and host range of the nematode; damage on crops; control measures (cultural and chemical control, and resistance in crops); environmental factors affecting parasitism; and disease complexes.