Population fluctuations and reaction of chickpea genotypes to root lesion nematodes (Pratylenchus thornei and P. neglectus) in Turkey

First Reports and Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Pratylenchus delattrei and Quinisulcius capitatus Associated with Chickpea in Ethiopia

“…Using morphological and molecular data, P. delattrei was detected for the first time in chickpea, and for the first time in Ethiopia. Other RLN species, i.e., P. zeae, P. alleni, P. alkan, P. erzurumensis P. mulchandi, P. coffeae, P. thornei, P. neglectus, P. mediterraneus, P. penetrans, P. brachyurus , and P. minyus, have previously been reported from the root and rhizosphere of chickpea, and their associated damage to crops has been widely studied in different countries ( Di Vito et al, 1992 ; Di Vito et al, 1994 , Castillo et al, 1996 ; Ali and Sharma, 2003 ; Castillo et al, 2008 ; Hollaway et al, 2008 ; Thompson et al, 2010 ; Sikora et al, 2018 ; Zwart et al, 2019 ; Behmand et al, 2022 ; Rostad et al, 2022 ). Accurate identification of RLN species is important in applying appropriate pest management strategies, so it is remarkable that despite the status of chickpea as an important leguminous crop, neither the presence nor the damage potential of Pratylenchus spp.…”

“…The root-lesion nematodes (RLN), Pratylenchus spp., are ranked as the third most damaging group of plant-parasitic nematodes in terms of economic loss to agricultural production after root-knot and cyst nematodes ( Castillo and Vovlas, 2007 ; Jones et al, 2013 ). Pratylenchus is the most important genus that infects chickpea roots globally and reduces crop yields ( Di Vito et al, 1992 ; Thompson et al, 2010 ; Reen et al, 2019 ; Behmand et al, 2022 ; Rostad et al, 2022 ), and various Pratylenchus species from chickpea roots and rhizospheres have been reported from countries in Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America, and Australia ( Castillo et al, 2008 ; Sikora et al, 2018 ; Zwart et al, 2019 ). According to studies by Hollaway et al (2000) and Behmand et al (2018) , in different parts of Turkey where chickpea is grown, chickpea crops are generally considered as being more susceptible to P. neglectus , P. penetrans , and P. thornei attack than field pea, fava bean, and lupin bean crops, but less vulnerable than wheat crops.…”