An attempt was made to find out suitable fungal hosts of Ditylenchus angustus for gnotobiotic culture. Seven fungi, Alternaria tenuis, Curvularia oryzae, Drechslera oryzae, Epicoccum purpurascens, Fusarium semitectum, Pestalotia oryzae and Rhizoctonia solani isolated from ufra infected rice plants were tested. Except for A. tenuis and F. semitectum, other five fungi were hosts of D. angustus. The highest rate of its multiplication was on E. purpurascens followed by R. solani, C. oryzae, D. oryzae and P. oryzae. The suitable temperature for gnotobiotic culture of the nematode on E. pupurascens was 25°C at which the rate of multiplication was maximal followed by 20 and 30°C. Ditylenchus angustus failed to reproduce at 15 and 35°C. Jpn. J. Nematol. 25(1): 11-15 (1995).
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