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Preliminary survey of the pinewood nematode in Turkey
Article first published online: 15 DEC 2006
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2338.2006.01056.x
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Akbulut, S., Vieira, P., Ryss, A., Yuksel, B., Keten, A., Mota, M. and Valadas, V. (2006), Preliminary survey of the pinewood nematode in Turkey. EPPO Bulletin, 36: 538–542. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2338.2006.01056.x
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- Issue published online: 15 DEC 2006
- Article first published online: 15 DEC 2006
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A survey was conducted in the northern conifer forests of Turkey in 2003 and 2004 for the pinewood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. Wood samples were collected from declining pine trees, located in the following target areas: Düzce, Ankara, Bolu, and Artvin. Nematodes were extracted from over 310 samples and were observed and identified. B. xylophilus was not detected in any samples. Bursaphelenchus species were only found in 6% of the samples. From the B. xylophilus-group, only the species B. mucronatus was reported. Species identification was performed from morphological characters, particularly male spicules, and by molecular analysis with ITS-RFLP.