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Ditylenchus angustus (rice stem nematode )
Ditylenchus angustus
rice stem nematode
Anguillulina angusta, Tylenchus angustus
Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand
Not known to occur
2021-04-13
nematode
Korea
rice
DITYAN
Primarily found in deep water cultivation. Debris and ratoons are primary sources of inoculum.
1 Known Hosts
Oryza sativa
rice
Yes
DITYAN-2,DITYAN-3,DITYAN-1
Although there are several reports of this nematode being seed borne, the importance seed inoculum is under investigation. Seed transmission is low when seed is dried.
Yes
Visual examination
Visual examination of seeds for nematodes was done in research. This method has not been standardized or validated.
DITYAN-3
Seed treatments
Control of weeds and volunteer rice, prevention of river overflow by dikes and clean cultivation, and early roguing of diseased plants are suggested as control measures.
DITYAN-1
DITYAN-2
Tin Sein, 1977. Seed-borne infection and ufra disease. International Rice Research Newsletter, 2(2):6 (verified via abstract)
DITYAN-3
Prasad JS, Varaprasad KS, 2002. Ufra nematode, Ditylenchus angustus is seed borne!. Crop Protection, 21(1):75-76.
DITYAN-1
Ditylenchus angustus. In: Crop Protection Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. www.cabi.org/cpc. In:
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