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Agriculture · Q624

Agricultural Entomology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 624

Q624

Citres Nematode is

A.
Heterodera
B.
Tylenculus
Answer
C.
Longidorus
D.
Ditylenchus

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Citrus Nematode is Tylenculus.
Tylenchulus semipenetrans, also known as the citrus nematode or citrus root nematode, is a species of plant pathogenic nematodes and the causal agent of the slow decline of citrus. T. semipenetrans is found in most citrus production areas.
Their feeding strategy is semi-endoparasitic and has a very narrow host range among commonly grown crops. These nematodes are considered major plant-parasitic nematode because they can cause 10 - 30% losses reported on citrus trees.