Meloidogyne oleae

 

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Rev 07/02/2024

Spanish Olive Root-knot Nematode Classification Hosts
Morphology and Anatomy Life Cycle
Return to Meloidogyne Menu Economic Importance Damage
Distribution Management
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Classification:

      Tylenchida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
          Meloidogynidae
           Meloidogyninae

        Meloidogyne oleae Archidona-Yuste, Cantalpiedra-Navarrete, Liebanas, Rapoport, Castillo & Palomares-Rius, 2018

 

Review general characteristics of the genus Meloidogyne.

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Molecular characteristics distinguish this species from all ather Meloidogyne spp.

 

 

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

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Distribution:

Described from roots of wild and cultivated olive (Olea europaea) in Malaga Province, Spain.

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Economic Importance:

 

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Feeding:

Sedentary endoparasite.

Feeding site establishment and development typical of genus. 

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Hosts:

   Wild and cultivated olive (Olea europaea), Vinca minor (lewwer periwinkle), Rosa sp. and  Ceratonia siliqua (carob).

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Life Cycle:

 

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Damage:

Small galls along root axis and at root tip.

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Management:

Resistance

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

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References:

Archidona-Yuste, A., Cantalpiedra-Navarrete, C., Liebanas, G., Rapoport, H.F., Castillo, P. and Palomares-Rius, 2018. Diversity of root-knot nnematodes of the genus Meloidogyne Goeldi, 1892 (Nematodea Meliodogynidae) associated with olive plants and environmental cues regarding their distribution in southern Spain, PLoS ONE 13, e0198236 DOI 10.1371/journal pone.0198236.

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.

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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: July 02, 2024.