Indian Journal of Nematology

An extensive survey was conducted in Junagadh district of Gujarat and Diu, an Union Territory, in onion, garlic, wheat, brinjal, castor, cotton, coconut and flowering plants to access nematode status. Five plant parasitic nematodes viz., Rotylenchulus reniformis, Helicotylenchus spp., Tylenchorhynchus spp., Meloidogyne spp., and Pratylenchus spp. were isolated and identified from soil and root samples collected from rhizosphere of host crops. Out of these, the highest frequency of occurrence was recorded in Helicotylenchus spp. (40.91) followed by Tylenchorhynchus spp. (36.36) in Junagadh district. While in Diu, the highest frequency recorded (70.0) was of Meloidogyne spp. followed by Pratylenchus spp.