The root knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) was reported to cause severe damage in guava cultivation in Malaysia. Several long term approaches were taken to find sustainable control for the root knot nematode through breeding. The approaches include protocol development to screen nematode resistance in Psidium species, genetic resource establishment in the field, screening of accessions agai...

Pasteuria penetrans is a mycelial, endospore-forming, bacterial parasite that has shown great potential as a biological control agent of root-knot nematodes. Considerable progress has been made during the last 10 years in understanding its biology and importance as an agent capable of effectively suppressing root-knot nematodes in field soil. The objective of this review is to summarize the cur...

Recent research has demonstrated an important interaction between Thielaviopsis basicola, the cause of black root rot, and the root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita (Walker et al., 1998; 1999; 2000). This interaction causes dramatic reductions in early-season growth in producers’ fields and yield reductions of 21 to 44% have been documented in microplot and field research. The interaction i...

root-knot nematodes (meloidogyne spp.) are among the most important groups of plant-parasitic nematodes, causing damage and yield losses to most cultivated plants. the bacterium pseudomonas fluorescens cha0 and the fungus trichoderma harzianum bi were investigated for biological control capability and systemic induction of resistance against the nematode m. javanica under glasshouse conditions....

Cut flower producers currently have limited options for nematode control. Four field trials were conducted in 2006 and 2007 to evaluate Midas® (iodomethane:chloropicrin 50:50) for control of root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne arenaria) on Celosia argentea var. cristata in a commercial floriculture production field in southeastern Florida. Midas (224 kg/ha) was compared to methyl bromide:chloropic...

The incorporation of a rye (Secale cereale L.) cover crop into the soil prior to planting cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) has been shown to restrict damage caused by root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid and White) Chitwood). A greenhouse study was conducted to determine the duration of the effectiveness of rye decomposition in controlling root-knot nematode damage in relation to th...

ABSTRACT High infection rates of wild olive (Olea europaea sp. sylvestris) feeder roots and soil infestation by a new root-knot nematode were found in sandy soil at Vejer de la Frontera (Cádiz), southern Spain. Morphometric traits and analyses of the nematode esterase electrophoretic pattern as well as of the internal transcribed spacer 1 (ITS1)-5.8S gene and D2-D3 fragment of the 28S gene of r...

root-knot nematodes (meloidogyne spp.) are one of the most important plant parasitic nematodes which cause damage to crops. in recent years, using of medicinal plants has been considered to many scientists as effective methods for controlling nematodes. in this study, essential oils of ecalyptus spp., dorema ammoniacum and ferula galbanifula were tested against the root-knot nematode (meloidogy...