Root-knot nematode assessment: species identification, distribution, and new host records in Portugal

Considered one of the most devastating plant parasitic nematodes worldwide, Meloidogyne spp. (commonly known as the root-knot nematodes (RKNs)) are obligate sedentary endoparasites that establish in the roots, causing hyperplasia and hypertrophy of surrounding cells, triggering the formation of gall...

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Main Authors: Leidy Rusinque, Maria João Camacho, Clara Serra, Filomena Nóbrega, Maria L. Inácio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2023.1230968/full