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¹ Zirai Mücadele Merkez Araştırma Enstitüsü Müdürlüğü, Yenimahalle, Ankara
² Ankara Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesi Bitki Koruma Bölümü, Dışkapı, Ankara DOI : 10.21566/tbmaed.25496 - Nematodes are one of important pest in agricultural production and cause serious yield losses. In the past, Root knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) was in the second rank after cyst nematodes (Globodera spp., Heterodera spp.), but now, they become important because of the identification of new species and ban of some nematicides. M. chitwoodi is one of the quarantine organisms in EPPO and Turkey, and special regulations exist for planting and transporting seed potatoes in order to control this organism. M. chitwoodi, was firstly identified from infected potato tubers collected from Niğde and then it was determined in Nevşehir, Konya, Kayseri, Aksaray, Bitlis, İzmir, Manisa, Kütahya, Balıkesir ve Isparta provinces of Turkey. In this study, prevalence, races, biology, hosts, damages and management of M. chitwoodi and in Turkey and the world were evaluated. Keywords : Meloidogyne chitwoodi, root-knot nematode, potato, nematode