Rev 07/02/2024
Tylenchida Tylenchina Tylenchoidea Meloidogynidae Meloidogyninae
Meloidogyne kongi Yang, Weng & Feng, 1988
Review general characteristics of the genus Meloidogyne.
Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:
Described from roots of Citrus in Guangxi, China.
Sedentary endoparasite.
Feeding site establishment and development typical of genus.
Citrus. All plant species on North Carolina differential host test were non-hosts of M. kongi, except for Capsicum annuum
North Carolina Differential Host Test
Ecophysiological Parameters:
Resistance
Host Plant Resistance, Non-hosts and Crop Rotation alternatives:
Yang, B.J., Wang, Q. and Feng, R. 1988 [Meloidogyne kongi, n.sp. (Nematoda: Meloidogynidae) a root-knot nematode parasitizing Citrus sp. in Guangxi, China.] Journal of Guanhxi Agricultural College 7:1-9.
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.