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First record of Meloidogyne fallax in Australia

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Meloidogyne fallax (Karssen, 1996) has been recorded for the first time in Australia from potato tubers and soil collected in the south-east of South Australia. Identification was based on morphological observations and DNA sequencing.

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  1. Waite Research Precinct, 5064, Urrbrae, SA, Australia

    J. M. Nobbs, S. Taylor & G. Walker

  2. Department of Nematology, University of California, 95616, Davis, CA, USA

    Q. Liu & V. M. Williamson

  3. CSIRO Entomology, 2601, Canberra, ACT, Australia

    D. Hartley & J. Curran

  4. Nematology Laboratory, USDA, ARS, 20705-2350, Beltsville, MD, USA

    Z. Handoo

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Nobbs, J.M., Liu, Q., Hartley, D. et al. First record of Meloidogyne fallax in Australia. Australasian Plant Pathology 30, 373 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1071/AP01060

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