Meloidogyne platani

  

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Sycamore Root-knot Nematode Classification Hosts
Morphology and Anatomy Life Cycle
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Distribution Management
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Classification:

      Tylenchida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
         Heteroderidae
          Meloidogyninae


        Meloidogyne platani Hirschmann, 1982

 

 

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Morphology and Anatomy:

 

 

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

Described from Sycamore tree roots in Virginia, USA.

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Economic Importance:

 

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Feeding:

 

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Hosts:

Type Host: American Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis). Some other tree species are hosts but, generally, the host range seems rather limited.

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Life Cycle:

 

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Damage:

 

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Management:

Resistance

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

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References:

Hirschmann, H. 1982. Meloidogyne platani n. sp. (Meloidogynidae), a root-knot nematode parasitizing American sycamore. J. Nematology 14:84-95.

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Copyright © 1999 by Howard Ferris.
Revised: September 06, 2022.