RT Journal T1 IDENTIFICATION AND PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF NINE CYST NEMATODE POPULATIONS FROM MAIN FIELD CROPS IN CHINA A1 Y. X. Feng A1 D. Wang A1 Y. H. Xuan A1 L.J. Chen A1 Y. Y A1 Wang A1 X. Y. Liu A1 Y. Chen A1 X. P. Lu A1 X. F. Zhu A1 Y. X. Duan JF Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences JO JAPS SN 1018-7081 VO 28 IS 3 SP 791 OP 802 YR 2018 FD 2018/06/01 DO DOI NA AB Cyst-forming nematodes, a major category of plant parasitic nematodes, cause severe yield losses in many crop plants and are a serious threat to food production in China. However, the reports focused on identification of species abundance and distribution of cyst nematodes on main crops in China are fewer. During 2012-2014, nine populations of cyst nematodes collected from various locations in major crop cultivation areas of China were identified as four species (Heterodera glycines, H. avenae, H. filipjevi, H. elachista) based on morphology and molecular analysis. H. filipjevi and H. elachista were first discovered in Anhui and Jiangxi Provinces, respectively. In addition, a PCR-ITS-RFLP method was applied to distinguish all the studied populations, which revealed molecular characteristics of cyst nematode species on major field crops in China. The present study broadens the knowledge regarding distributions and molecular features of vital Heterodera species and populations, and will also provide useful information for early protection of cystnematodes in China. and Guangxi Provinces. It is necessaryto investigate and K1 cyst nematode, distribution, identification, rDNA-ITS, RFLP, China. PB Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum LK https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2018-JAPS-315