Claim · model-written summary
Morphometric characters of the female were similar to those of the native population from guava and to the original descriptions.
- Taxon
- Meloidogyne enterolobii
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Meloidogyne enterolobiit1 - Outcome
- Morphometric characters of female were similare0
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Verbatim
t1“Meloidogyne enterolobii”
e0“Morphometric characters of female were similar to that of native population from guava and original descriptions”
Title
First report of root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne enterolobii on watermelon in India
N. Swarnakumri; P. Senthilkumar; S. Dharani; et al. Pest Management in Horticultural Ecosystems 2024. doi:10.5958/0974-4541.2024.00058.0
Other claims from this paper (13)
- Observation Meloidogyne enterolobii was recorded on watermelon at Perur village, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, India, the first record of watermelon as a host of this species.
- Observation Soil samples showed a very high nematode population (536 J2 per 250 g soil).
- Observation Root samples held 123±10 adult females per 5 g root.
- Observation Young watermelon seedlings showed multiple compound galls on the root.
- Observation Seedlings showed stunted growth and pale yellow leaves.
- Observation The species was confirmed by comparison with the original description and molecular characterization.
- Observation Female body length including neck averaged 687.8 µm.
- Observation Female body width averaged 425.3 µm.
- Observation Female stylet length was 13.8 µm.
- Observation Female stylet knob height was 2.8 µm.
- Observation Female stylet knob width was 4.5 µm.
- Observation Dorsal oesophageal gland orifice was 4.90 µm.
- Observation Distance from the excretory pore to head end was 63.45 µm.