Original ResearchPublished 8 October 2026Pratylenchus brachyurus is the prevalent root-lesion nematode in brazilian soybean fields, occurring singly and in mixed populations with P . zeae, P. penetrans , and P . brasiliensisFrancisco de Assis dos Santos Diniz · Eduardo S. G. Mizubuti · Pedro Henrique Lima Gomes · João Igor Araujo Valadares · Thaís Ribeiro SantiagoFrontiers in Plant Sciencedoi 10.3389/fpls.2026.1951549