Meloidogyne oryzae

Meloidogyne oryzae	Contents	Rev 07/02/2024
Surinam Rice Root-knot Nematode	Classification	Hosts
	Morphology and Anatomy	Life Cycle
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Classification:

     Tylenchida
       Tylenchina
        Tylenchoidea
          Meloidogynidae
           Meloidogyninae

Meloidogyne oryzae Maas, Sanders & Dede, 1978

Review general characteristics of the genus Meloidogyne.

Morphology and Anatomy:

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

Distribution:

Reported from Surinam.

Feeding:

Sedentary endoparasite.

Feeding site establishment and development typical of genus.

Hosts:

.Type Host: Rice (Oryza sativa). Host range includes various grasses.

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Life Cycle:

Ecophysiological Parameters:

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Chromosome number 3n=50-56. The large number, variability of chromosome number and the triploid condition, are of a complexity typical of species reproducing by obligate mitotic parthenogenesis. (Eisenback and Triantaphyllou, 1992; Subbotin et al., 2021; Triantaphyllou, 1985).

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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. and Triantaphyllou, H.H. 1991. Root-knot nematodes: Meloidogyne specues and races. In W.R. Nickle (ed) Manual of Agricultural Nematology. Marcel Decker, New York, USA

Maas, P.W.T., Sanders, H., Dede, J. 1978. Meloidogyne oryzae n. sp. (Nematode: Meloidogynidae) infesting irrigated rice in Surinam (South America). Nematologica 24:305-311.

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.

Triantaphyllou, A.C. 1985. Gametogenesis and the chromosomes of Meloidogune nataliei: not typical of other root-knot nematodes. J. Nematology 17:1-5.

Triantaphyllou, A.C. 1985. Cytogenetics, cytotaxonomy and phylogeny of root-knot nematodes. In Sasser, J.N. & Carter, C.C. (eds) An Advanced Treatiswe on Meloidogyne.Vol 1. Biology and Control.N.C. State Universty Graphics, Raleigh, N.C. USA.