EPPO Global Database

Meloidogyne luci(MELGLC)

Distribution details in Türkiye

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2022: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2009
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2014/007) : first found (as 'Meloidogyne ethiopica') during summer 2009 on tomato and cucumber greenhouse crops in the province of Samsun.

EPPO Reporting Service (2017/216) : recent studies have shown that populations from Turkey were not M. ethiopica but M. luci.

EPPO Reporting Service (2022/204) : detected in 2017 in kiwi (Actinidia chinensis) orchards in Samsun province.
References
* Aydınlı G, Mennan S, Devran Z, Širca S, Urek G (2013) First report of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne ethiopica on tomato and cucumber in Turkey. Plant Disease 97(9), p 1262.

* Aydingli G, Mennan S (2022) Prevalence of root-knot nematodes and their effects on fruit yield in kiwifruit orchards in Samsun Province (Türkiye). Turkish Journal of Entomology 46(2), 187-197. http://dx.doi.org/10.16970/entoted.1092654

* Gerič Stare B, Strajnar P, Susič N, Urek G, Širca S (2017) Reported populations of Meloidogyne ethiopica in Europe identified as Meloidogyne luci. Plant Disease 101(9), 1627-1632.

* Maleita CM, Simões MJ, Egas C, Curtis RHC, Abrantes IM de O (2012) Biometrical, biochemical, and molecular diagnosis of Portuguese Meloidogyne hispanica isolates. Plant Disease 96(6), 865-874.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Greece Present, few occurrences view...
Iran Present, no details view...