DETECTION OF MELOIDOGYNE INCOGNITA (KOFOLD & WHITE, 1919) CHITWOOD, 1949 (TYLENCHIDA: MELOIDOGYNIDAE) IN THE FLOWER PLANTS IN ROMANIA
Abstract
The aim of the study was detection and identification of root knot nematodes infecting the flower crops cultivated in open air and indoor.Studied biological material consist of nematodes was obtained from soil and infested plants using two methods, namely enzymatic digestion for plants samples and Baerman funnel for soil samples.The identification of nematodes has been based on morphobiometrical and molecular characters. It has been identified Meloidogyne incognita (Kofold & White, 1919) Chitwood,1949 in two samples.