nematode extraction method

how to extract nematode from plant or soil sample :

I will talk about the funnel method


1- get a piece of cloth

 2-place a toilet paper(tissue) over the cloth

3-place your sample on it . it can be soil or plants (cut it is small size)

 4-Wrap it together.

 5-you have a funnel ,add water to near the top.

 6-place the sample on the funnel.and make sure that you cover the sample by the water.

 7-wait 24-48 hours ,

 

 8-open the funnel from bottom and take the first 4 or 5 ml of wter that contain the nematode.

that was -in short- one method of extracting nematode.

later i will tell you how to count the nematode