Rev 09/06/2022
Tylenchida Tylenchina Tylenchoidea Heteroderidae Meloidogyninae
Meloidogyne platani Hirschmann, 1982
Review general characteristics of the genus Meloidogyne.
Reported median body size for this species (Length mm; width micrometers; weight micrograms) - Click:
Described from Sycamore tree roots in Virginia, USA.
Type Host: American Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis). Some other tree species are hosts but, generally, the host range seems rather limited.
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Ecophysiological Parameters:
Resistance
Host Plant Resistance, Non-hosts and Crop Rotation alternatives:
Hirschmann, H. 1982. Meloidogyne platani n. sp. (Meloidogynidae), a root-knot nematode parasitizing American sycamore. J. Nematology 14:84-95.