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Specimen #7952

Specimen record details
Entry Number 7952
Nematode Genus Afrina
Nematode Species wevelli
Host Genus Eragrostis
Host Species curvula
Common Name Lovegrass (weeping)
Country South Africa
City/Locale Southern Seed Marketing (Pty) Ltd, P.O. Box 442, Howick, 3290
Collector Matt Taylor via Mary Palm (APHIS, Mycology Lab)
Date Received 1997 Mar 06
Determined By Zafar A. Handoo
Disposition of Sample Specimens to USDANC (General)
Nematodes In Seeds
Total Samples 1
Slide Number G-11321 to G-11326
Vial Number G-4945g to G-4949f
Remarks Note: Seeds autoclaved & discarded. Answered by phone to Mary Palm, 3/11/97 (no nematodes found) & 3/27/97 (Afrina wevelli found in some of the seeds.) ZAH.