The southern root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita [(Kofoid & White) Chitwood], causes serious economic losses to melon (Cucumis melo L.) production in the United States. The present study was conducted to determine if separable differences in nematode resistance of Cucumis melo could be found at some inoculum level. Five C. melo lines were compared with Cucumis metuliferus Naud. (C701A), a highly resistant species, for root necrosis, galling, egg mass production, and reproduction when inoculated at 0, 500, 1000, 2000, or 5000 nematode eggs per plant. Using these criteria, melon line C880 inoculated with 1000 eggs per plant was highly susceptible, while PI140471, PI 183311, and the cultivars Chilton, Georgia 47, Gulf Coast, Planters Jumbo, and Southland were less susceptible. In greenhouse tests with an inoculum level of 1000 eggs per plant, low levels of resistance were evident. A thorough screening of the available germplasm against M. incognita may identify higher levels of root-knot nematode resistance for incorporation into improved melon cultivars.
Wenjing Pang, John E. Luc, William T. Crow, Kevin E. Kenworthy, Robert McSorley, and Robin M. Giblin-Davis
Bermudagrass ( Cynodon spp.) is the predominant turfgrass used in the southern United States and other warm regions in the world. A limitation for the use of bermudagrass in the southeastern United States is the sting nematode ( Belonolaimus
Thomas W. Walters, John N. Pinkerton, Ekaterini Riga, Inga A. Zasada, Michael Particka, Harvey A. Yoshida, and Chris Ishida
Plant–parasitic nematodes are major pests of red raspberry, reducing yield and cane growth, and leading to economic losses in many production regions ( Belair, 1991 ; McElroy, 1991 ; Szczygiel and Rebandel, 1988 ; Trudgill, 1986 ). Three plant
Andrew L. Thomas, Jackie L. Harris, Elijah A. Bergmeier, and R. Keith Striegler
been satisfactorily demonstrated ( Thomas et al., 2017 ). Nematodes, especially root-knot ( Meloidogyne sp.), dagger ( Xiphinema sp.), and root lesion ( Pratylenchus sp.), create sporadic serious viticultural production challenges in the midwestern
Raymond A. Cloyd
Nematodes as Biocontrol Agents. P.S. Grewal, R. Ehlers, and D. I. Shapiro-Ilan (eds.). 2005. CAB International, Nosworthy Way, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 8DE UK. 505 pages with 63 tables and 77 figures. $75.91 (£39.95), softcover, ISBN: 978
Roxana Myers, Brian Bushe, Cathy Mello, Joanne Lichty, Arnold Hara, Koon-Hui Wang, and Brent Sipes
Burrowing nematode ( Radopholus similis ) is a major pest of many important agricultural crops throughout subtropical and tropical regions. An endoparasitic migratory nematode, burrowing nematode spends its life inside the root where it feeds and
Susan L.F. Meyer, Dilip K. Lakshman, Inga A. Zasada, Bryan T. Vinyard, and David J. Chitwood
Root-knot nematodes (RKN; Meloidogyne spp.) are an economically important pathogen on many agricultural plants and are the most commonly reported nematodes on vegetable crops in the United States ( Koenning et al., 1999 ). Because of environmental
Sally M. Schneider, Husein A. Ajwa, Thomas J. Trout, and Suduan Gao
certified nursery use in California must be evaluated and accepted by the appropriate regulatory bodies. If the efficacy of a treatment is accepted, it can be added to CDFA's “Approved Treatment and Handling Procedures to Ensure Against Nematode Pest
Paweł Petelewicz, Paweł M. Orliński, Marco Schiavon, Manuel Mundo-Ocampo, J. Ole Becker, and James H. Baird
and Dunes Courses) ( Whitten, 2019 ). All of these golf courses, and many more along the coast from Carmel to Mendocino, have been affected at one time or another by pacific shoot-gall nematode ( Anguina pacificae ), which was first discovered in 1978
Inga A. Zasada, Thomas W. Walters, and John N. Pinkerton
Plant-parasitic nematodes are major pests of red raspberry, reducing yield and cane growth, and leading to economic losses in many production regions ( Bélair, 1991 ; McElroy, 1991 ; Szczygiel and Rebandel, 1988 ; Trudgill, 1986 ). Plant