Specimen identification and information service
The Nematology Unit is backed by a comprehensive collection of literature, an electronic database (SAPPNS database) and the National Collection of Nematodes (NCN). All this data helps to provide a very important information service to farmers and both the local and international scientific community. Approximately 10 000 specimens are identified annually.
The Nematology Unit offers the following services:
- identification of nematodes to species level
- specialised biosystematic and other information on nematodes
- information on the biogeography of nematodes
- analyses of soil, water and plant samples for the presence of plant nematodes (see form)
Training
The Nematology Unit offers the following courses:
- courses on the extraction, detection, taxonomy and identification of plant nematodes for local and foreign scientists
- informal lectures for farmers (commercial and resource poor agriculture)
Products
The following Plant Protection Research Institute handbook is available:
PLANT NEMATODES IN SOUTH AFRICA
by K. P. N. KLEYNHANS, E. VAN DEN BERG, A. SWART, M. MARAIS and N. H. BUCKLEY.
