Distribution in South Australia of Anguina funesta, the nematode associated with annual ryegrass toxicity

Abstract

Rapid techniques, based on grinding ryegrass seedheads and extracting nematodes with a Baermann funnel, were developed to isolate Anguina funesta the nematode involved in annual ryegrass toxicity. From data on more than 500 samples, the distribution was found to be more widespread than the distribution of toxic pastures.