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Helicotylenchus dihystera

Nematode Pests of Crops

Helicotylenchus dihystera, commonly called Steiner's spiral nematode, is a plant-parasitic roundworm in the family Hoplolaimidae, order Tylenchida. It is known to inhabit the root zones of sugarcane, rice, potatoes, corn, peanut, millet, sorghum, banana and forest trees, making it an economically significant pest across a wide range of agricultural and forestry crops. The species carries a long taxonomic history under several earlier Tylenchus and Aphelenchus names, and its populations in cropping systems are managed with soil treatments such as sodium azide.

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1. Helicotylenchus dihystera (Wikipedia)
  • lead description
    Helicotylenchus dihystera, commonly called Steiner's spiral nematode, is a plant-parasitic roundworm in the family Hoplolaimidae, order Tylenchida.
  • In Group: Migratory Root Nematodes, Wikipedia article lead
    Steiner's spiral nematode) is a plant pathogenic nematode
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