Meloidogyne mali

Meloidogyne mali Apple Root-knot Nematode	Contents	Rev 07/07/2020
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Classification:

      Tylenchida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
         Heteroderidae
          Meloidogyninae

Meloidogyne mali Itoh, Ohshima & Ichinoche, 1969

Review general characteristics of the genus Meloidogyne.

Meloidogune mali differs from M. suginamiensis in having a female perineal pattern with oval outline and smooth striae vesrus a slightly squarish outline with wavy striae . The species also differ in characteristics of the J2 and males.

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.Reported primarily from woody perennial hosts.

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Resistance

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References:

Ito, Y., Ohshima, Y.& Icchinohe, M.1969. A root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne mali n. sp. on apple-tree from Japan (Tylenchida: Heteroderidae). Appl. Ent. Zool. 4, 194-202

Toida, Y. and Yaegashi, Y. 1984. Description of Meloidogyne suginamiensis n. sp.(Nematoda: Meloidogynidae) from mulberry in Japan. Japanese J. Nemwatology 14: 49-57.