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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Root-knot nematodes (RKN), Meloidogyne spp., belong to the order Tylenchida. These small round worms (typically from 300 μm to 2 mm for vermiform juveniles and pyriform females, respectively ...

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.

According to Dudak, growers are generally aware of the issues with root-knot nematode, but reniform is a different story. “Reniform nematodes are not constrained to sandy soils like root-knot ...

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, ...