Plant-feeding Nematodes Known to be Associated with:

Watermelon – Citrullus lanatus

Note: These lists are intended as general guidelines. You need to do further research before using them for crop sequence or management decisions.

Please consider that:

·1 all the listed nematodes may not occur in all geographic regions, or fields within a geographic region, where the crop is grown

·2 cultivars or rootstocks may have been developed or selected that have resistance or tolerance to specific nematodes

·3 there may be races of a particular nematode species that are either virulent or avirulent to a plant species

·4 you need to determine which nematodes are present in the soil before using this list to make management decisions.

Click on species names for more information on biology, location, and specific management strategies.

Strategies for Nematode Management

 

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Criconemoides sp.

Nacobbus dorsalis

Helicotylenchus multicinctus

Pratylenchus brachyurus

Helicotylenchus microlobus

Pratylenchus neglectus

Hemicriconemoides sp.

Radopholus similis 

Hoplolaimus columbus

Rotylenchulus reniformis

Longidorus africanus

Trichodorus sp.

Meloidogyne arenaria

Tylenchorhynchus sp.

Meloidogyne hapla 

Xiphinema pachtaicum

Meloidogyne incognita

Meloidogyne javanica

Meloidogyne cruciani

Meloidogyne platani

Meloidogyne konaensis

Meloidogyne sp.

 

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