EPPO Global Database

Meloidogyne graminicola(MELGGC)

Distribution details in Brazil

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2019: Present, restricted distribution
From CABI Disease map 826 (2001): Present, restricted distribution
Comments
First reported in 1988 parasitizing roots of Cyperus ferax and Cyperus sp. in Presidente Epitácio, Sao Paulo State. Then found in other Brazilian states on other hosts (e.g. rice, turf)
References
* Bellé C, Balardin RR, Dalla Nora D, Schmitt J, Gabriel M, Ramos RF, Antoniolli ZI (2019) First report of Meloidogyne graminicola (Nematoda: Meloidogynidae) on barley (Hordeum vulgare) in Brazil. Plant Disease 103(5), p 1045.
------- On barley in Santa Maria county.

* Monteiro AR, Barbosa Ferraz LCC (1988) First record and preliminary information on the host range of Meloidogyne graminicola in Brazil.. Nematologia Brasileira 12, 149-150.
------- First report.

* Negretti RRRD, Gomes CB, Mattos VS, Somavilla L, Manica-Berto R, Agostinetto D, Castagnone-Sereno P, Carneiro RMDG (2017) Characterisation of a Meloidogyne species complex parasitising rice in southern Brazil. Nematology 19(4), 403-412 (abst.).
------- Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina.

* Oliveira SA de, Oliveira CMG de, Maleita CMN, Silva M de FA, Abrantes IM de O, Wilcken SRS (2018) First report of Meloidogyne graminis on golf courses turfgrass in Brazil. PLoS ONE 13(2), e0192397.
------- Sao Paulo.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Colombia Present, no details view...