Plant parasitic nematodes are microorganisms that feed on the nutrients absorbed by the roots of plants; in the case of potatoes, instead of producing eight or ten tubers, an infected plant ...

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

Infected potato tubers have a dry, corky rot that may be brown or reddish. ... Nematodes are microscopic worms that live in the soil and feed on plant roots which causes stunting.

To put the challenge into context, a study in the 1990s calculated that 15, 50 and 150 root-lesion nematodes per 100cu cm (about 0.1kg) of soil in the presence of Verticillium dahliae would result ...

SHELLEY, Idaho — A potato field’s recent release from government regulation marks a milestone in the nearly two-decade battle against the Pale Cyst Nematode, farmer Bryan Searle said. “This ...

In East Africa and other regions, potato crops are currently threatened by a worm known as the potato cyst nematode. There could be new hope for protecting the plants, however, in the form of ...