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THORNE1 described Ditylenchus destructor from potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) in Idaho, U.S.A., and recorded Taraxacum officinale Weber as a host. Baker2 identified D. destructor from potato tubers in Prince Edward Island. Baker4, working with a species of Ditylenchus infesting the roots of Mentha arvensis L. and conforming closely to Thorne's1 description of D. destructor, transferred this nematode from M. arvensis to the potato tuber; typical potato-rot nematode injury was produced, thus confirming its identity as D. destructor. Baker4 also made successful transfers of D. destructor from potato tubers and the roots of M. arvensis to the sweet potato and to onion bulbs (Allium cepa L.). He made successful return transfers from onion bulbs to potato tubers and to the sweet potato. Baker4 and Thorne5 have tentatively identified D. destructor from Trifolium pratense L. and Solidago graminifolia (L.) Salisb., the identification being subject to confirmation by transfer to potato tuber. Goodey and Goodey6 recorded Mentha arvensis L. and Sonchus arvensis L. as hosts of D. destructor at Rothamsted.
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HENDERSON, V. Some Host Relationships of the Potato-rot Nematode, Ditylenchus destructor Thorne, 1945. Nature 167, 952 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1038/167952a0
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