Abstract:
The genus Helicotylenchus
is widespread in South Africa with 25 of the 33 Helicotylenchus species in the grassland biome.
With 23 species reported from uncultivated areas, 14 species from crop plants and 10 species
from the grasses grown on sports fields, Helicotylenchus is ideally suited for a study on the
impact of cultivation on nematode diversity.
Description:
This paper was initially
delivered at the Annual
Congress of the Biological
Sciences Division of the
South African Academy for
Science and Art, ARC-Plant
Protection Research Institute,
Roodeplaat, Pretoria, South
Africa on 01 October 2010.
