Claim · model-written summary
Generation time of A. costatus on ryegrass at 18 to 20 degrees C was 27 to 35 days.
Verbatim
e0“Generation time (egg to egg) on ryegrass seedlings in 1.0% water agar at 18‐20°c was 27‐35 days.”
e1“A. costatus undergoes one pre‐hatch moult”
Title
F. H. Wood New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 1973. doi:10.1080/00288233.1973.10421118
Other claims from this paper (3)
- Observation Aglenchus costatus fed on root epidermal cells, root hairs, and root cap cells of seedlings.
- Observation Feeding was observed on ten grasses and two legumes, with populations establishing on these seedlings in pots.
- Observation A. costatus oriented positively toward seedling roots, without demonstrated differential host selection.