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 particularly damaging to soybean ...

The ones that leave bumps on vegetable roots are root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne species). They burrow into the roots or the underground part of the plant stem, feed on the plant, and lay eggs.

Root-knot nematodes, recently confirmed in southern Indiana, can cause extensive damage to soybeans, corn and watermelon, three of the main cash crops in that area of the Midwest. Purdue plant ...

Because root knot nematodes are highly abundant in soils, they are often among the first organisms to interact with the plant. Such interactions, which modify the plant's chemical defenses, ...

Root Knot Nematodes. The most common plant parasitic nematode found in our area is the root knot nematode. This pest can be a serious problem for most vegetables, ...

Ranked among the top five major plant pathogens in the world, root-knot nematodes are microscopic roundworms that infect the roots of more than 2,000 fruit, vegetable and ornamental crops, such as ...

Root-knot nematodes, recently confirmed in southern Indiana, can cause extensive damage to soybeans, corn and watermelon, three of the main cash crops in that area of the Midwest. Purdue plant ...

Without obtaining a nematode soil test, it’s difficult to determine what is causing the problem. Legumes such as beans and peas also form root nodules which are home to nitrogen-fixing bacteria.

Root-knot nematode chemotaxis is positively regulated by l-galactose sidechains of mucilage carbohydrate rhamnogalacturonan-I. Science Advances , 2021; 7 (27): eabh4182 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abh4182 ...

Farmers with suspected guava root-knot nematode on their property were told to report it immediately to Biosecurity Queensland on 13 25 23, online at daf.qld.gov.au or to the Exotic Plant Pest ...

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 ...