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Agriculture · Q416

Agricultural Entomology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 416

Q416

The nematode feeds on subsurface tissues

A.
Hoplolaimus
B.
Trichodorus
Answer
C.
Paratylenchus
D.
Tylenchorhynchus

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
The nematode that feeds on subsurface tissues is Trichodorus.
Trichodorus is a genus of terrestrial root-feeding (stubby-root) nematodes in the Trichodoridae family (trichorids), one of five genera. They are economically important plant parasites and virus vectors.
The genus, which is the largest in the family consists of 54 species. The females are didelphic (two genital tracts) and are distributed worldwide.