The article provides data on the fauna and distribution of parasitic phytonematodes of pomegranate agrocenoses in the southern regions of Uzbekistan. The study revealed 30 parasitic species (22 ectoparasitic and 8 endoparasitic) of phytonematodes belonging to 2 orders, 8 families and 12 genera. It is defined that around root soil and root system of pomegranate plant are met such species as Longidorus elongatus, Xiphinema opisthohysterum, Tylenchorhynchus cylindricus, Bitylenchus dubius, Quinisulcius capitatus, Merlinius brevidens, Rotylenchus robustus, Helicotylenchus dihystera, H. erythrinae, Paratylenchus hamatus, Pratylenchus pratensis, Mеloidogyne incognita, M. javanica and Ditylenchus dipsaci.
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