Plant parasitic nematodes are microscopic worm-like organisms that require water to survive and are sensitive to high temperature. Only living nematodes can be extracted from roots. Through the years ...

Targeting a newly discovered vulnerability in the signals that cyst nematodes use to infect plant roots could be a powerful method for reducing the damage the parasitic worms cause in crops such as ...

Plant-parasitic nematodes are microscopic organisms that affect most crops, whether in tropical or temperate regions. Control methods currently rely on application of chemical nematicide dressings, ...

We have examined the interaction between plant parasitic nematodes and plant species from different stages of grassland succession. In these grasslands, fertiliser application was stopped in order to ...

The annotated genome of one of the most destructive nematodes -- Meloidogyne incognita -- the southern root-knot nematode, has just been published in the journal Nature Biotechnology. There are ...

Source: Harold Trick, 785-532-1426, [email protected] News release prepared by: Jennifer Torline, 785-532-0847, [email protected] Monday, Nov. 8, 2010 RESEARCH TEAM RECEIVES PATENT FOR METHOD OF ...

Insect parasitic nematodes are small, round worms that complete part of their life cycle in insects. Several species can kill insects in this process, and some are marketed as a biological control ...

A worm invading the roots of a tomato plant may not be nearly as disturbing an image as a worm invading your intestines, but that doesn’t mean that the plant-feeder isn’t harmful. According to this ...