Rice Stem Nematode

• Butler first reported Ditylenchus angustus in 1913 form East Bengal region (Now Bangladesh) as the casual organism of Ufra disease of rice.
• Butler named this disease in the honour of his assistant Uftar Rahman, who first brought the diseased specimens to him.
• In India, the rice stem nematode is prevalent in the eastern states of Assam, West Bengal, Bihar and parts of Uttar Pradesh.
• Rice is the main host.
• It is an ectoparasite of above plant-parts.
• The pre-adult stage (fourth stage juveniles J₄) forms cottony masses (nema wool) as the nematodes enter quiescent phase when the crop matures.
• Infestation mainly in deep water paddy.

Symptoms

• The first symptoms appear when the crops is 2-3 months old in the form of chlorosis and yellow streaks on the upper leaves.
• The symptoms of Ufra are well noticed in two months old crops.
• Later two types of symptoms are manifested:
  • Swollen Ufra in which case the panicles fail to emerge, and the stalks show a tendency to branch.
  • Ripe Ufra when panicles emerge but are distorted and sterile.
• Twisting of leaf & leaf sheath.

  

Stem and bulb nematode

• Ditylenchus dipsaci is a serious problem of bulbous ornamental plants and other crops like onion, garlic, alfalfa, celery, oats, rye etc. in temperate areas of the world.
• Stem and bulb nematode undergoes quiescence and forms nema wool in which condition it can survive for as many as 23 years.
• By infestation of this nematode onion suffers heavy losses as it causes “onion bloat” disease.

  

Potato rot nematode

• Ditylenchus destructor
• It is prevalent in temperate region of Europe & North America
• Cause root rots on potato tubers.

  

Mushroom Nematode

• Ditylenchus myceliophagus
• Mycophagous nematode feed on fungal mycelium.
• This nematode was first reported that to cause damage on mushroom.
• It is also found in India.
• It is found with Aphelenchoides composticola.

  

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Rice Stem Nematode

• Butler first reported Ditylenchus angustus in 1913 form East Bengal region (Now Bangladesh) as the casual organism of Ufra disease of rice.
• Butler named this disease in the honour of his assistant Uftar Rahman, who first brought the diseased specimens to him.
• In India, the rice stem nematode is prevalent in the eastern states of Assam, West Bengal, Bihar and parts of Uttar Pradesh.
• Rice is the main host.
• It is an ectoparasite of above plant-parts.
• The pre-adult stage (fourth stage juveniles J₄) forms cottony masses (nema wool) as the nematodes enter quiescent phase when the crop matures.
• Infestation mainly in deep water paddy.

Symptoms

• The first symptoms appear when the crops is 2-3 months old in …

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