Nano-formulations of silver nanoparticles and garlic oil present a sustainable alternative for managing root-knot nematodes, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, 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 ...

PLANTS of Sorghum vulgare, variety Radar ... the galling being caused by a root-knot nematode the morphology and pathological behaviour of which reveal it to be a new species.

Because root-knot nematode resistance doesn't come naturally in most crops, Hussey's group bioengineered their own. The results of the study were published Sept. 26 in the journal, ...

A pioneering study has uncovered the sophisticated tactics root-knot nematodes use to manipulate the genetic machinery of tomato plants, creating galls essential for their survival.

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.

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.

Pest Background 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 ...