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the period 1966-1994, there had been nu-
merous reports of its occurrence in Greece.
It is likely that
M. hapla
has a more restrict-
ed distribution in Greece compared to the
other three major
Meloidogyne
species and
is probably rare in Crete from where most of
the isolates (85%) originated.
Potato tubers infested with RKN have
been observed in Greece twice in the past,
but the
Meloidogyne
species involved were
not identified. However, during the cur-
rent work, one isolate, collected in March
2010 from infested potato tubers in a field in
Southern Crete (Fig. 1) was multiplied on sus-
ceptible tomato plants and identified as
M.
javanica
(J3), using the esterase phenotypes.
In addition to the list of RKN and their
associated hosts recorded in Greece since
1963, the present work reports for the first
time in Greece on (a) the infestation of pota-
to tubers by
M. javanica
(phenotype J3), and
(b) the presence of the two esterase pheno-
types (J2 and J3) associated with
M. javani-
ca
isolates.
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Table 2.
Root-knot nematodes (
Meloidogyne
spp.) and their associated hosts reported in
Greece during the period 1996-2010.
Meloidogyne
species
Hosts
(in alphabetical order)
Locality*
References
M. arenaria
Balm, grapevine
Crete (1)
Thrace (1)
5
M. incognita
Cucumber, tomato, pepper
Crete (8)
Peloponissos (1)
31-33
and unpublished data
M. javanica
Aubergine, balm, banana,
bean, cabbage, carnation,
cucumber, grapevine, mel-
on, ornamentals, potato (tu-
bers), tomato
Crete (43)
Epirus (4)
Thessaly (1)
Thrace (1)
Peloponissos (1)
31-33
and unpublished data
* Figures in parentheses refer to the number of isolates
1...,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28 30,31,32,33,34