author(s)
Melika Mohamedova and Harry Samaliev

abstract
Red raspberry (Rubus idaeus) production is a vital component of Bulgarian fruit agriculture. The main objective of this study was to identify and quantify plant-parasitic nematodes in raspberry in seven regions in Bulgaria. In total, 494 soil and root samples from the rizosphere of raspberry were collected. Seventeen nematode species belonging to 8 genera of phylum Nematoda were found. In soil and roots, the most frequently observed genus was Pratylenchus, presented in the samples by Pratylencus crenatus (71.7% and 53.4%), Pratylenchus penetrans (51.6% and 54.2%), and Pratylenchus scribneri (9.2% and 10.2%). In soil and roots examined the others identified species were: Helicotylenchus digonicus, Helicotylenchus dihystera, Meloidogyne arenaria and Meloidogyne hapla. Species Longidorus attenuates, Longidorus elongates, Longidorus macrosoma, Tylenchorhynchus elegans, Tylenchorhynchus cyllindricus, Tylenchorhynchus claytoni were also common in the soil samples, while Ditylenchus dipsaci, Xenocriconemella macrodora, Xiphinema diversicaudatum and Xiphinema pachtaicum were less abundant.