Phytonematodes of <I>Olea</I> Species from India

Abstract

A study on the occurrence of phytonematodes in Olive nurseries in Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh is reported. Eight genera namely Criconemoides, Helicotylenchus, Hemicriconemoides, Heterodera, Meloidogyne, Paratylenchus, Tylenchorhynchus and Xiphinema in Olea europea and O. cuspidata were recorded. Among these, Meloidogyne was found frequently occurring in all the nurseries. Significant varietal variation was noted in Meloidogyne spp. in O. europea