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<journal-id>1010-2752</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de Protección Vegetal]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Protección Veg.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1010-2752</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Centro Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuaria]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1010-27522019000300006</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Commelina diffusa Burm. F., nuevo hospedante de Meloidogyne sp. en Cuba]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Commelina diffusa Burm. F., new host of Meloidogyne sp. in Cuba]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ventura-Chávez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Vániert]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hernández-Ochandía]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Daine]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Peteira Delgado-Oramas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Belkis]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez Hernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mayra G.]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto de Investigaciones de Viandas Tropicales (INIVIT)  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Santo Domingo Villa Clara]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuaria Laboratorio de Nematología Agrícola ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[San José de las Lajas Mayabeque]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>34</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1010-27522019000300006&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1010-27522019000300006&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1010-27522019000300006&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Fue objetivo de la presente investigación determinar la presencia de especies del género Meloidogyne, en plantas de Commelina diffusa Burm. F. El muestreo se realizó en la colección de germoplasma de Musa spp., ubicada en el Instituto de Investigaciones de Viandas Tropicales (INIVIT) (22, 35º N; 80, 13º O), Santo Domingo, Villa Clara, Cuba. Se tomaron muestras de plantas de C. diffusa, que presentaban raíces con agallamiento y se trasladaron al Laboratorio de Nematología Agrícola del Centro Nacional de Sanidad Agropecuaria (CENSA). Bajo el microscopio estereoscópico se extrajeron 25 hembras adultas que se procesaron para obtener sus patrones perineales. Para el diagnóstico morfológico de las especies de Meloidogyne se emplearon las claves y descripciones de las especies de este género. Las raíces de C. diffusa presentaron numerosas agallas de diversos tamaños y se pudo verificar la presencia de hembras adultas bien formadas, con ootecas que contenían huevos, indicativo de la reproducción del nematodo en esta planta. Las características de los patrones perineales de las hembras extraídas sugirieron la presencia de la especie Meloidogyne arenaria (Neal) Chitwood, diagnóstico que se confirmará, en un estudio futuro, con el uso de técnicas de biología molecular.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT The objective of this research was to determine the presence of Meloidogyne species in Commelina diffusa Burn.F. The sampling was made in the Musa germplasm collection kept at the National Institute of Tropical Roots and Tubers (INIVIT) (22.35º N; 80.13º W), Santo Domingo, Villa Clara Province, Cuba. Samples of C. diffusa plants with root galling were taken and carried to the Agricultural Nematology Laboratory at National Centre for Plant and Animal Health (CENSA). Twenty-five adult females were processed under a stereoscope to obtain the perineal patterns. Keys and descriptions of Meloidogyne species were used for their morphological diagnosis. The roots of C. diffusa showed numerous galls of different sizes, and, inside the galls, adult females with egg masses were observed indicating nematode reproduction on the plant. The characteristics of the perineal patterns of the extracted females suggested the presence of Meloidogyne arenaria (Neal) Chitwood, a diagnosis that must be confirmed in a future study using molecular tools.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[root-knot nematodes]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[plantain]]></kwd>
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