Nematodes (Nematoda) in Polish Forests. I. Species Inhabiting Soils of Nurseries

Abstract

The paper presents the results of the analysis of 472 soil samples collected in the 1986-1987 time period, from 209 forest nurseries located in different regions of Poland. In total, 119 species of nematodes belonging to 56 genera were found: 64 species considered as plant feeders -parasites of higher plants, 34 species classified as fungal, epidermal cell and plant root hair feeders, 12 species of predatory nematodes, 2 species of omnivorous and 6 species of bacterial feeders.