EPPO Global Database

EPPO Reporting Service no. 06 - 1991 Num. article: 1991/20

New host for Aphelenchoides besseyi


A new host of Aphelenchoides besseyi has been discovered in India. It was revealed during routine quarantine tests that seeds of Fraxinus americana were infested by the nematode. The seeds were imported into India from the USA.


Sources

Gökte, N.; Mathur, V.K.; Lal, A.  (1989) Fraxinus americana - A new host record for Aphelenchoides besseyi.
Indian Journal of Nematology 19, 80.