<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>A survey for presence of Xiphinema species was undertaken in the viticulture areas of Tyrnavos, Thessally, Greece. Soil samples were collected from existing vineyards and from fields where grapevines had been uprooted and were currently under fallow or a cereal crop. The species X. index, X. italiae and X. pachtaicum were present in 37% of the samples with a prevalence of the last two species in uprooted fields. The occurrence of X. italiae in association with light sandy soils is discussed and compared with similar findings from other Greek grapevine areas.</p></abstract>

A survey for presence of Xiphinema species was undertaken in the viticulture areas of Tyrnavos, Thessally, Greece. Soil samples were collected from existing vineyards and from fields where grapevines had been uprooted and were currently under fallow or a cereal crop. The species X. index, X. italiae and X. pachtaicum were present in 37% of the samples with a prevalence of the last two species in uprooted fields. The occurrence of X. italiae in association with light sandy soils is discussed and compared with similar findings from other Greek grapevine areas.

Occurrence of Xiphinema species in grapevine areas of Tyrnavos with comments on the distribution of X. italiae in Greece

Nematology Lab, Plant Protection Institute, National Agricultural Research Foundation, PO BOX 2228, 71003, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

Department of Agricultural Machinery and Irrigation, Technological Education Institute of Larissa, Larissa, Greece

Institute of Soil Classification and Mapping, National Agricultural Research Foundation, 41335, Larissa, Greece

Helminthologia

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A survey for presence of Xiphinema species was undertaken in the viticulture areas of Tyrnavos, Thessally, Greece. Soil samples were collected from existing...

Occurrence of Xiphinema species in grapevine areas of Tyrnavos with comments on the distribution of X. italiae in Greece

Published Online: Jun 01, 2006

Page range: 186 - 187

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-006-0034-9

Keywords
Xiphinema index, X. pachtaicum, X. italiae, vineyards, Greece

© 2006 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Occurrence of Xiphinema species in grapevine areas of Tyrnavos with comments on the distribution of X. italiae in Greece

Published Online: Jun 01, 2006

Page range: 186 - 187

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s11687-006-0034-9

KeywordsXiphinema index, X. pachtaicum, X. italiae, vineyards, Greece

© 2006 Institute of Parasitology, SAS, Košice, Slovakia

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Xiphinema index, X. pachtaicum, X. italiae, vineyards, Greece