Pratylenchus fallax
root lesion nematode
Turkey, Canada
WI, ND, OR
2025-08-13
nematode
Korea
beet, wheat, barley, soybean, rapeseed, ryegrass, corn, sugarbeet, bluegrass,
PRATFA
Pratylenchus fallax is a root-lesion nematode that damages plant roots and is primarily spread through infested soil, water, and plant material, with agricultural activities such as tillage and the use of machinery aiding its dispersal. Seed is not known to be a pathway.
6 Known Hosts
Beta vulgaris
table beet, swiss chard
No
CABI CPC, PRATFA-1, PRATFA-2, PRATFA-3, PRATFA-4, PRATFA-5, PRATFA-6
No references found indicating seed is a pathway. Seed is not known to be a pathway for Pratylenchus spp.
2025-08-13 15:05:52
Crop Protection Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. www.cabi.org/cpc.
Rivedal, H. M., Zasada, I. A., Temple, T. N., Peetz, A. B., Núñez-Rodríguez, L. A., Starchvick, R. J., & Braithwaite, E. T. (2024). Plant-parasitic Nematodes Associated with Grasses Grown for Seed in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. Journal of Nematology, 56(1), 20240020.
Corbett, D.C.M. 1972. The effect of Pratylenchus fallax on wheat barley and sugar beet roots. Nematologica 18:303-308.
Yu, Q. 2008. Species of Pratylenchus (Nematoda: Pratylenchidae) in Canada: description, distribution, and identification. Canadian J. Plant Pathology 30:477-485.
Zasada I. A., Dandurand L.M., Gleason C., Hagerty C. H., Ingham R. E. Subbotin S. A., Chitambar J. J. Plant parasitic nematodes in sustainable agriculture of North America. Cham, Switzerland: Springer; 2018. Plant parasitic nematodes of the Pacific Northwest: Idaho, Oregon and Washington; pp. 211–239
Kantor M., Handoo Z., Kantor C., Carta L.. Top ten most important U.S.-regulated and emerging plant-parasitic nematodes. Horticulturae. 2022;8:208.
Nemaplex.UCDavis.edu; Revision Date: 16-December-2024; Accessed 13-August-2025
Brassica napus
rapeseed
No
CABI CPC, PRATFA-1, PRATFA-2, PRATFA-3, PRATFA-4, PRATFA-5, PRATFA-6
No references found indicating seed is a pathway. Seed is not known to be a pathway for Pratylenchus spp.
2025-08-13 15:07:36
Crop Protection Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. www.cabi.org/cpc.
Rivedal, H. M., Zasada, I. A., Temple, T. N., Peetz, A. B., Núñez-Rodríguez, L. A., Starchvick, R. J., & Braithwaite, E. T. (2024). Plant-parasitic Nematodes Associated with Grasses Grown for Seed in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. Journal of Nematology, 56(1), 20240020.
Corbett, D.C.M. 1972. The effect of Pratylenchus fallax on wheat barley and sugar beet roots. Nematologica 18:303-308.
Yu, Q. 2008. Species of Pratylenchus (Nematoda: Pratylenchidae) in Canada: description, distribution, and identification. Canadian J. Plant Pathology 30:477-485.
Zasada I. A., Dandurand L.M., Gleason C., Hagerty C. H., Ingham R. E. Subbotin S. A., Chitambar J. J. Plant parasitic nematodes in sustainable agriculture of North America. Cham, Switzerland: Springer; 2018. Plant parasitic nematodes of the Pacific Northwest: Idaho, Oregon and Washington; pp. 211–239
Kantor M., Handoo Z., Kantor C., Carta L.. Top ten most important U.S.-regulated and emerging plant-parasitic nematodes. Horticulturae. 2022;8:208.
Nemaplex.UCDavis.edu; Revision Date: 16-December-2024; Accessed 13-August-2025
Citrullus lanatus
watermelon
Not a host
CABI CPC, PRATFA-1, PRATFA-2, PRATFA-3, PRATFA-4, PRATFA-5, PRATFA-6
Watermelon is not a host.
2025-08-13 15:08:12
Crop Protection Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. www.cabi.org/cpc.
Rivedal, H. M., Zasada, I. A., Temple, T. N., Peetz, A. B., Núñez-Rodríguez, L. A., Starchvick, R. J., & Braithwaite, E. T. (2024). Plant-parasitic Nematodes Associated with Grasses Grown for Seed in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. Journal of Nematology, 56(1), 20240020.
Corbett, D.C.M. 1972. The effect of Pratylenchus fallax on wheat barley and sugar beet roots. Nematologica 18:303-308.
Yu, Q. 2008. Species of Pratylenchus (Nematoda: Pratylenchidae) in Canada: description, distribution, and identification. Canadian J. Plant Pathology 30:477-485.
Zasada I. A., Dandurand L.M., Gleason C., Hagerty C. H., Ingham R. E. Subbotin S. A., Chitambar J. J. Plant parasitic nematodes in sustainable agriculture of North America. Cham, Switzerland: Springer; 2018. Plant parasitic nematodes of the Pacific Northwest: Idaho, Oregon and Washington; pp. 211–239
Kantor M., Handoo Z., Kantor C., Carta L.. Top ten most important U.S.-regulated and emerging plant-parasitic nematodes. Horticulturae. 2022;8:208.
Nemaplex.UCDavis.edu; Revision Date: 16-December-2024; Accessed 13-August-2025
Glycine max
soybean
No
CABI CPC, PRATFA-1, PRATFA-2, PRATFA-3, PRATFA-4, PRATFA-5, PRATFA-6
No references found indicating seed is a pathway. Seed is not known to be a pathway for Pratylenchus spp.
2025-08-13 15:09:06
Crop Protection Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. www.cabi.org/cpc.
Rivedal, H. M., Zasada, I. A., Temple, T. N., Peetz, A. B., Núñez-Rodríguez, L. A., Starchvick, R. J., & Braithwaite, E. T. (2024). Plant-parasitic Nematodes Associated with Grasses Grown for Seed in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. Journal of Nematology, 56(1), 20240020.
Corbett, D.C.M. 1972. The effect of Pratylenchus fallax on wheat barley and sugar beet roots. Nematologica 18:303-308.
Yu, Q. 2008. Species of Pratylenchus (Nematoda: Pratylenchidae) in Canada: description, distribution, and identification. Canadian J. Plant Pathology 30:477-485.
Zasada I. A., Dandurand L.M., Gleason C., Hagerty C. H., Ingham R. E. Subbotin S. A., Chitambar J. J. Plant parasitic nematodes in sustainable agriculture of North America. Cham, Switzerland: Springer; 2018. Plant parasitic nematodes of the Pacific Northwest: Idaho, Oregon and Washington; pp. 211–239
Kantor M., Handoo Z., Kantor C., Carta L.. Top ten most important U.S.-regulated and emerging plant-parasitic nematodes. Horticulturae. 2022;8:208.
Nemaplex.UCDavis.edu; Revision Date: 16-December-2024; Accessed 13-August-2025
Hordeum vulgare
barley
No
CABI CPC, PRATFA-1, PRATFA-2, PRATFA-3, PRATFA-4, PRATFA-5, PRATFA-6
No references found indicating seed is a pathway. Seed is not known to be a pathway for Pratylenchus spp.
2025-08-13 15:09:28
Crop Protection Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. www.cabi.org/cpc.
Rivedal, H. M., Zasada, I. A., Temple, T. N., Peetz, A. B., Núñez-Rodríguez, L. A., Starchvick, R. J., & Braithwaite, E. T. (2024). Plant-parasitic Nematodes Associated with Grasses Grown for Seed in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. Journal of Nematology, 56(1), 20240020.
Corbett, D.C.M. 1972. The effect of Pratylenchus fallax on wheat barley and sugar beet roots. Nematologica 18:303-308.
Yu, Q. 2008. Species of Pratylenchus (Nematoda: Pratylenchidae) in Canada: description, distribution, and identification. Canadian J. Plant Pathology 30:477-485.
Zasada I. A., Dandurand L.M., Gleason C., Hagerty C. H., Ingham R. E. Subbotin S. A., Chitambar J. J. Plant parasitic nematodes in sustainable agriculture of North America. Cham, Switzerland: Springer; 2018. Plant parasitic nematodes of the Pacific Northwest: Idaho, Oregon and Washington; pp. 211–239
Kantor M., Handoo Z., Kantor C., Carta L.. Top ten most important U.S.-regulated and emerging plant-parasitic nematodes. Horticulturae. 2022;8:208.
Nemaplex.UCDavis.edu; Revision Date: 16-December-2024; Accessed 13-August-2025
Triticum aestivum
wheat
No
CABI CPC, PRATFA-1, PRATFA-2, PRATFA-3, PRATFA-4, PRATFA-5, PRATFA-6
No references found indicating seed is a pathway. Seed is not known to be a pathway for Pratylenchus spp.
2025-08-13 15:09:51
Crop Protection Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. www.cabi.org/cpc.
Rivedal, H. M., Zasada, I. A., Temple, T. N., Peetz, A. B., Núñez-Rodríguez, L. A., Starchvick, R. J., & Braithwaite, E. T. (2024). Plant-parasitic Nematodes Associated with Grasses Grown for Seed in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. Journal of Nematology, 56(1), 20240020.
Corbett, D.C.M. 1972. The effect of Pratylenchus fallax on wheat barley and sugar beet roots. Nematologica 18:303-308.
Yu, Q. 2008. Species of Pratylenchus (Nematoda: Pratylenchidae) in Canada: description, distribution, and identification. Canadian J. Plant Pathology 30:477-485.
Zasada I. A., Dandurand L.M., Gleason C., Hagerty C. H., Ingham R. E. Subbotin S. A., Chitambar J. J. Plant parasitic nematodes in sustainable agriculture of North America. Cham, Switzerland: Springer; 2018. Plant parasitic nematodes of the Pacific Northwest: Idaho, Oregon and Washington; pp. 211–239
Kantor M., Handoo Z., Kantor C., Carta L.. Top ten most important U.S.-regulated and emerging plant-parasitic nematodes. Horticulturae. 2022;8:208.
Nemaplex.UCDavis.edu; Revision Date: 16-December-2024; Accessed 13-August-2025
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