Root-knot nematodes (RKN, Meloidogynespp.) are microscopic roundworms that feed on plant roots. M. incognita, the Southern root-knot nematode, is the most common RKN species in the region. Once RKN ...

U.S. soybean farmers face a $1.5 billion problem each year in the form of yield losses from soybean cyst nematode (SCN).¹ Yet proactive soybean cyst nematode control starting at the roots can curb ...

Northern root knot nematode worms (Meloidogyne hapla, colored) attacking bean roots. Root knot nematodes are major agricultural pests attacking a wide variety of plants including major crops. A new ...

Pexels Most gardeners and growers have heard the word “nematode” and assumed the worst. That reaction is understandable but ...

Nematode worms that parasitize plants ravage food crops and threaten global food security. Conventional nematode control relies on agrochemicals that are broadly toxic, so less-risky strategies are ...

If it seems like your soybean yields are plateauing, you’re not alone. When soybean grower Ron Heck started noticing his yields seemed “off,” the culprit surprised him. “I knew there was yield ...

Plant removal experiments are recognized as effective methods for understanding ecosystem functions of plant species under vegetation change scenarios. To minimize disturbance, the most prominent ...

Figure 1: Photomicrographs of the Pratylenchus spp. identified in New Zealand maize fields;A- heat-killed female of Morphospecies 1 (slightly ventrally curved); B- heat-killed female ofMorphospecies 2 ...

The Queensland Longhorn Beetle has wreaked havoc on Hawaii Island farmers, but it turns out there’s a microscopic solution ...