Root-knot nematodes (RKNs) are worm-like parasites of the genus Meloidogyne that are found in many parts of the world. They ...
CLEMSON – Clemson University researchers, led by nematologist Paula Agudelo, are armed with close to $7 million to design protocols for managing invasive guava root-knot nematodes. The guava root-knot ...
If you pulled your squash, okra, beans and tomato plants and found no knots and galls on their roots, thank your lucky stars. Learn everything you can about root-knot nematodes so you’ll never bring ...
Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol. 65, No. 1 (2014), pp. 131-141 (11 pages) Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) crops can be severely damaged due to parasitism by the root-knot nematode (RKN) Meloidogyne ...
Summary Root knot nematodes (RKN) are root parasites that induce the genetic reprogramming of vascular cells into giant feeding cells and the development of root galls. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) regulate ...
Recently, scientists from the Institute of Vegetables and Flowers of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science provided new insights into the correlation between cucurbit root volatiles and ...
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 ...
OVERTON -- Root-knot nematodes are common visitors to East Texas fields of pumpkins and many other vegetables, but their presence is anything but a holiday treat for growers, according to a Texas ...
EAST TEXAS (KLTV/KTRE) - If you have a vegetable garden that’s being taken over by root-knot nematodes then one way to reduce them is planting a winter cover crop. This will also add organic matter ...
Root-knot nematodes (RKNs) are worm-like parasites of the genus Meloidogyne that are found in many parts of the world. They attack the roots of ...