Rev 07/02/2024
Tylenchida Tylenchina Tylenchoidea Meloidogynidae Meloidogyninae
Meloidogyne piperi Sahoo, Ganguly & Eapen, 2000
Review general characteristics of the genus Meloidogyne.
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:
Described from roots of black pepper (Piper nigrum) in Calicut, Karala, India.
Sedentary endoparasite.
Feeding site establishment and development typical of genus.
Ecophysiological Parameters:
Resistance
Host Plant Resistance, Non-hosts and Crop Rotation alternatives:
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.