One noticeable feature that is shared by cabbages, leeks, garlic and onions, amongst others, is their strikingly pungent aroma and distinctive taste, mostly attributable to sulphur-containing chemicals. Indeed, it has been appreciated for many years that these vegetables contain large amounts of sulphurous materials that release volatile compounds, especially during the processes involved in fo...

The ability of Meloidogyne trifoliophila to gall 230 species and cultivars of plants was determined in a greenhouse. All clovers (Trifolium spp.) were severely galled regardless of species or cultivar. Most soybean cultivars were moderately to severely galled. Among other legumes, broad bean, garden pea, Korean lespedeza, sweetclover, and common vetch were good hosts, but alfalfa, bird's-foot t...