Meloidogyne piperi

Meloidogyne piperi	Contents	Rev 12/16/2024
Pepper Root-knot Nematode	Classification	Hosts
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Classification:

      Chromadorea
    Rhabditida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
          Meloidogynidae
           Meloidogyninae

Meloidogyne piperi Sahoo, Ganguly & Eapen, 2000

Review general characteristics of the genus Meloidogyne.

Morphology and Anatomy:

Somewhat similar to M. megadora buit differs in characteristics of the perineal pattern and the shorter length of the J2 (Subbotin et al., 2021).

Male not found.

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

Distribution:

Described from roots of black pepper (Piper nigrum) in Calicut, Karala, India.

Feeding:

Sedentary endoparasite.

Feeding site establishment and development typical of genus.

Hosts:

Black pepper (Piper nigrum); eggplant (Solanum melongena)..

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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Management:

Resistance

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

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Sahoo, N.K., Ganguly, S. and Eapen, S.J. 2000. Description of Meloidogyne piperi n. sp. (Nematoda: Meloidogynidae) isolated from the roots of Piper nigrum in South India. Indian J. Nematology 20:203-209.

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.