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- Title
Occurrence of entomopathogenic nematodes in Polish soils.
- Authors
Tumialis, Dorota; Pezowicz, Elżbieta; Skrzecz, Iwona; Mazurkiewicz, Anna; Maszewska, Justyna; Jarmuł Pietraszczyk, Joanna; Kucharska, Kornelia
- Abstract
Entomopathogenic nematodes (Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae) were studied in Polish soils according to the: season, habitat and altitude. In total, 167 soil samples were taken from 111 localities in Poland along north-south transect. Entomopathogenic nematodes were isolated from 53 soil samples (31.7%). Nematodes species were identified genetically from 16 samples, and in all other 37 samples nematodes were determined to the genus level. Three species of the genus Steinernema (Steinernema kraussei, S. feltiae, S. carpocapsae) and one of the genus Heterorhabditis (Heterorhabditis megidis) were recorded. Steinernema feltiae was the most common species. There was not a significant association between the occurrence of nematodes and season or altitude. The type of habitat significantly (P<0.05) affected the occurrence of nematodes. Nematodes were most frequent in samples collected from coniferous forests (20 findings).
- Subjects
POLAND; NEMATODE geographical distribution; STEINERNEMA; HETERORHABDITIS; HABITATS
- Publication
Ciência Rural, 2016, Vol 46, Issue 7, p1127
- ISSN
0103-8478
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/0103-8478cr20151542