Meloidogyne aegracyperi

 

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Rev 07/02/2024

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

       Tylenchida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
         Meloidogynidae
          Meloidogyninae

        Meloidogyne aegracyperi Eisenback, Holland, Schroeder, Thomas, Beacham, Handon, Paes-Takahashi & Vieira, 2019

 

Review general characteristics of the genus Meloidogyne.

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Morphology and Anatomy:

Ref: Eisenback et al., 2019

 

 

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

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Distribution:

Type locality of the species is the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Dona Ana County, New Mexico, USA in an onion field on purple nutsedge (Rincon/Hatch Hwy 185, onion field, N32 39.431 W107 07.801).

Etymology of the species name is deriveds from :"diseased Cyperus",

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Economic Importance:

 

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Feeding:

 

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Hosts:

Type Host:: Purple nutsedge (Cyperus rotundus).

.Major hosts are yellow and purple nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus and C. rotundus). Perennial ryegrass, wheat, bentgrass, and barley are also hosts.

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Life Cycle:

Egg masses retained within root galls.

Males are uncommon suggesting that reproduction is primarily pathenogenetic.

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:

Eisenback, J.D., Holland, L.A., Schroeder, J., Thomas, S.H., Beacham, J.M., Handon, S.F., Paes-Takahashi, V.S., Vieira, P. 2019. Meloidogyne aegracyperi n. sp. (Nematoda: Meloidogynidae), a root-knot nematode parasitizing yellow and purple nutsedge in New Mexico. J. Nematology 51:DOI: 10.21307/jofnem-2019-07

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Revised: July 02, 2024.