author(s)
Venkadesh G, Debanand Das, Binita Basumatary and BN Choudhury

abstract
In the survey of plant parasitic nematodes conducted during 2019-20 at Lakhimpur region of Assam, the stubby root nematode, Trichodorus borai Rahman, Jairajpuri and Ahmad, 1985 was found around the rhizosphere of banana. Females, males and juveniles of Trichodorus borai were observed from the soil samples after processing and extraction. This population was morphologically and morphometrically analyzed and compared with the original description, and confirmed to be the Trichodorus borai. This was the first report of occurrence of Trichodorus borai around the rhizosphere of banana from Assam.