UC Davis nematologists, including Valerie Williamson, professor emerita in the Department of Plant Pathology, and associate ...

Guava root-knot nematode has been detected for the first time in Australia in the Northern Territory — leaving farmers with questions about what to do next. Guava root-knot nematode has arrived in ...

Nematologists have long wondered how the the Northern root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne hapla) is able to infect such a wide ...

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 ...

Most Florida gardeners have heard of root knot nematodes but have only a hazy idea of what these pests are and what they do. Nematodes — of which there are an estimated one million species — inhabit ...

Purdue University researchers have identified several soybean varieties that grow well in areas of the Midwest like southern Indiana and are resistant to root-knot nematodes, a plant-destroying ...

If you garden in sandy soil, there is a good chance nematodes are plaguing your plants, draining them of the energy they need to grow and thrive. Nematodes are tiny, microscopic worms that feed within ...

Grandmother planted marigolds in her vegetable garden because that’s what her mother did. Maybe she heard they were good for pest control, but we know they have no effect on the majority of garden ...

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 ...

Grandmother planted marigolds in her vegetable garden because that’s what her mother did. Maybe she heard they were good for pest control, but we know they have no effect on the majority of garden ...

Root knot nematodes are a growing problem on UK farms and a new rapid in-field test will help farmers battle the costly soil pest. Fera Science senior nematologist Tom Prior reported an increase in ...