Meloidogyne fanzhiensis

Meloidogyne fanzhiensis	Contents	Rev 07/02/2024
Fanzhi Potato Root-knot Nematode	Classification	Hosts
	Morphology and Anatomy	Life Cycle
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Classification:

      Tylenchida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
         Meloidogynidae
          Meloidogyninae

Meloidogyne fanzhiensis Chen, Peng & Zheng, 1990

Review general characteristics of the genus Meloidogyne.

Morphology and Anatomy:

Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:

Distribution:

Described from a potato field in Fanzhi countu, Shanxi province, China.

Feeding:

Sedentary endoparasite.

Feeding site establishment and development typical of genus.

Hosts:

Potato (Solanum tuberosum).

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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Damage:

Female body swells on the outside of the potato roots, remaining attached by the neck region and produces an egg mass. No obvious galls are formed.

Management:

Resistance

Host Plant Resistance, Non-hosts and Crop Rotation alternatives:

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References:

Chen, P., Peng, D.L. and Zheng, J.W. 1990 [Description of a new root-knot nematode Meloidogyne fanzhiensis sp.n. ] Journal of Shanxi Agricultural University 19:55-60.

Subbotin, S.A. Palomares-Rius, J.E., Castillo, P. 2021. Systematics of Root-knot Nematodes (Nematoda: Meloidogynidae). Nematology Monographs and Perspectives Vol 14: D.J. Hunt and R.N. Perry (eds) Brill, Leiden, The Netherlands 857p.