Abstract:This study investigated the characteristics of soil nematode diversity in nematode-inoculated turf medium derived from municipal solid waste (MSW) compest. After 4 months nematode inoculation, 4 families and 7 genera of nematodes were identified in the MSW compost medium, which belonged to three trophic groups, namely plant-parasites, fungivores and bacterivores. In the MSW compost medium the plant-parasite was the dominant trophic group with Rotylenchus was the dominant genus. The relative abundance (RA) of Rotylenchus was 83.3%, which was significantly higher than that in the background soil (control). However, the number of genera in MSW compost medium was less than that in the background soil. Cephalobus and Acrobeles of bacterivorous nematodes were found as the dominant genera in the MSW compost medium, with a RA of 67.0% and 14.0%, respectively. In contrast, Helicotylenchus and Rotylenchus, which were found as the dominant genera of plant-parasitic nematodes in background soil, were not found in the inoculated MSW compost medium, suggesting that MSW compost inhibited the growth and propagation of plant-parasitic nematodes. These findings suggest that MSW compost medium could provide a favorable environment for turfgrass growth.