Distribution of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne spp., in tomato greenhouses at Lattakia and Tartus Province in Syria

A survey of 35 tomato greenhouses from syrian provinces tartus and lattakia revealed the presence of meloidogyne incognita and m. javanica. in lattakia province, m. javanica was the dominant species (91%) and m. incognita found only once (9%). in tartus province, m. incognita was the most prevalent species particularly in the southern parts (76%) and m. javanica occurred in several locations (24%) in northern tartus. the majority of the sampled tomato cultivars were infected with two meloidogyne species; once both species were detected on the same variety.