Meloidogyne konaensis

  

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Rev 08/30/2022

Kona Coffee 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 konaensis Eisenback, Bernard & Schmitt, 1994
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Morphology and Anatomy:

 

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

Second-stage juvenile
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Distribution:

Hawaii, USA

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Economic Importance:

 

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Feeding:

Sedentary endoparasite.

Feeding site establishment and development typical of genus.

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Hosts:

Type Host: coffee (Coffea arabica)

For an extensive host range list for this species, click

 

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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

For Ecophysiological Parameters for this species, click If species level data are not available, click for genus level parameters

 

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Damage:

 

 

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Management:

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

For plants reported to have some level of resistance to this species, click

 

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References:

Eisenback, J.D., Bernard, E.C., Schmitt, D.P. 1994. Description of the Kona coffee root-kmot nematode, Meloidogyne konaense n.sp. J. Nematology 26:363-374.

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Revised: August 30, 2022.