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 ...

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

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, ...

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.

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

The root-knot nematode uses this needle to create an entry hole in the root, squirms inside and feeds on the plant with its body inside the root tissue. It secretes an enzyme that causes the ...

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 ...