Meloidogyne kongi

Meloidogyne kongi	Contents	Rev 10/31/2023
Chinese Citrus Root-knot Nematode	Classification	Hosts
	Morphology and Anatomy	Life Cycle
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Classification:

      Tylenchida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
         Heteroderidae
          Meloidogyninae

Meloidogyne kongi Yang, Weng & Feng, 1988

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 roots of Citrus in Guangxi, China.

Feeding:

Sedentary endoparasite.

Feeding site establishment and development typical of genus.

Hosts:

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

Gossypium hirsutum, Cotton (Deltapine 61)
non-host

Nicotiana tabacum
Tobacco (NC 95)
non-host

Capsicum annuum
Pepper (California Wonder)
host

Citrullus lanatus
Watermelon (Charleston Gray)
non-host

Arachis hypogaea
Peanut (Florunner)
non-host

Solanum lycupersicum
Tomato (Rutgers)
non-host

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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

For Ecophysiological Parameters for this species, click	If species level data are not available, click for genus level parameters

Management:

Resistance

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

For plants reported to have some level of resistance to this species, click

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.