Meloidogyne cynariensis

Meloidogyne cynariensis	Contents	Rev 12/16/2024
Artichoke Root-knot Nematode	Classification	Hosts
	Morphology and Anatomy	Life Cycle
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Classification:

      Chromadorea
       Rhabditida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
          Meloidogynidae
           Meloidogyninae

Meloidogyne cynariensis Pham, 1990

Review general characteristics of the genus Meloidogyne.

Morphology and Anatomy:

Differs from most Meloidohyne spp. in the rounded shape of the perineal pattern. Difficult to distinguish morphologically from M. javanica and M. maritima..

No molecular data available.

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

Distribution:

Reported from artichoke roots in Lam Dong Province, Vietnasm.

Feeding:

Sedentary endoparasite.

Feeding site establishment and development typical of genus.

Hosts:

.Artichoke (Cynara scolymus L.).

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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Damage:

Roots weakly galled; galls single and not very large. Lateral roots thickened.

Management:

Resistance

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

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Pham, T.B. 1990. [Root-knot nematodes of vegetables and potatoes in Dalat (the Tei Nguen Plateau, Vietnam) and a description of Meloidogyne cynariensis- an arrtichoke parasite.] Zoologicheskii Zhurnal 69:128-131.

Subbotin, S.A. Palomares-Rius, J.E., Castillo, P. 2021. Systematics of Root-knot Nematodes (Nematoda: Meloidogynidae). Nematology Monographs and Perspectives Vol 14: D.J. Hunt and R.N. Perry (eds) Brill, Leiden, The Netherlands 857p.