Taxonomic studies on Aphelenchoides ritzemabosi (Nematoda, Aphelenchida) from India
Authors
M. L. Khan
Damanjeet Kaur
N. K. Sharma
Abstract
The occurrence of Aphelenchoides ritzemabosi (Schwartz, 1911) Steiner, 1932 in India was first reported by Ahmad et al. (1966). In Shim la, Gill and Sharma (1976) observed that it caused more damage on Zinnia elegans L. than on chrysanthemum. Recent survey studies have shown that A. ritzemabosi occurs widely on zinnia in hilly areas of Northern India. It was, therefore, of interest to confirm and compare the identity of this species from various localities. Three populations, one each from Shimla, Solan (Himachal Pradesh) and Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir), were collected from infested leaves of Z. elegans. The specimens were fixed in F.A.A., and processed in glycerine-alcohol (95 parts of 30% alcohol: 5 parts of glycerine) for slow dehydration and mounted in anhydrous glycerine.