A Redescription of Hypsoperine Acronea (Coetzee, 1956) Sledge & Golden, 1964 (Nematoda: Heteroderidae), With a Note On Its Biology and Host Specificity

Victoria, C. and Helen, J. (1965) A Redescription of Hypsoperine Acronea (Coetzee, 1956) Sledge & Golden, 1964 (Nematoda: Heteroderidae), With a Note On Its Biology and Host Specificity. Nematologica, 11 (4). pp. 480-484.

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Abstract

Hypsoperine acronea (Coetzee, 1956), a parasite of the roots of sorghum, is described more fully. It differs from H. graminis Sledge & Golden, 1964, in the following particulars: the obscure perineal pattern, the dimensions of the oesophagus and the tail in the male and the second stage larva, the position of the hemizonid in the larva which is situated immediately anterior to the excretory pore. The parasite caused the formation of rather inconspicuous galls. The growth of the plants was not visibly affected by the infestation. Males were very abundant. Besides sorghum, H. acronea reproduced successfully on Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br., and a number of grasses. It did not reproduce on groundnuts, and very little on beans and tomatoes.

Item Type: Article
Author Affiliation: Plant Protection Research Institute, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa
Subjects: Plant Protection
Divisions: General
Depositing User: Library ICRISAT-InfoSAT
Date Deposited: 10 Apr 2012 13:50
Last Modified: 10 Apr 2012 13:50
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/187529265X00654
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/4607

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