Root Knot Nematode in Soybeans The root-knot nematode (RKN), specifically the southern root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita), is a yield-limiting nematode present in many Delaware fields. It is ...

Root-knot nematodes (RKN; Meloidogyne spp.) cause significant annual yield reductions in cucumber crops. These obligatory endoparasites inhabit plant roots, where they cause structural ...

By discovering a root-knot nematode parasitism gene that's essential for the nematode to infect crops, the scientists have developed a resistance gene effective against all four species.

The root-knot nematode induces big clumps, or galls, on the root that look a bit like a wart or a tree knot, and the deformations are much bigger than the signs caused by the soybean cyst nematode.

The root-knot nematode is so damaging because it enters plant roots and reproduces inside them. A female nematode can lay a single egg case containing 500 offspring.

“Beneficial nematodes in the soil perform the work of a natural pesticide. The ones that leave bumps on vegetable roots are root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne species).

The polyphagous parthenogenetic root-knot nematodes of the genus Meloidogyne are considered to be the most significant nematode pest in sub-tropical and tropical agriculture. Despite the crucial ...

Root Knot Nematodes The most common plant parasitic nematode found in our area is the root knot nematode.

The most common ectoparasitic nematodes include sting, awl, and stubby-root nematodes. Root-knot is the main endoparasitic nematode.

Carrot is adversely affected by several pests, diseases and nematodes. Among them northern root knot nematodes, Meloidogyne hapla poses a serious threat to carrot cultivation in hilly region as it ...

Root-knot nematodes (RKN, Meloidogynespp.) are microscopic roundworms that feed on plant roots. M. incognita, the Southern root-knot nematode, is the most common RKN species in the region. Once RKN ...