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Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci.2026.15(3): 244-261
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2026.1503.026


Nematode Extraction from Banana (Musa AAA) and Plantain (Musa AAB) Roots at Nemalab, Ecuador
César Chávez1, César Chávez-Santos1, Orlando Aguirre1 and Mario Araya2*
1NEMALAB, Ecuador 2AMVAC Chemical Corporation
*Corresponding author
Abstract:

A description of the procedure used for nematode extraction from banana (Musa AAA) and plantain (Musa AAB) roots at the Nematology Laboratory of Nemalab, Ecuador is given. This procedure is an adaptation of the method of Taylor and Loegering (1953) with modifications based on experimental results. A literature review on nematodes that attack Musa roots, their root symptoms and the procedures used for their extraction in other banana and plantain producing countries is included with economic thresholds suggested. Finally, the advantages of the described methodology are indicated.


Keywords: Banana, economic thresholds,   Helicotylenchus spp. nematode extraction, Pratylenchus spp., Radopholus similis


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