A survey was conducted in March 2016, which showed nearly 80% of the common barberry (Berberis vulgaris
L.) shrubs planted in Birjand (Ghattargaz region), South Khorasan province of Iran infected with root-knot
nematode. On the basis of perineal pattern the nematode was identified as Meloidogyne javanica and is the first
report on B. vulgaris in Iran.