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ROOT-KNOT EELWORM [1 record]

Record 1 2004-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Pests (Crops)
DEF

Any of several small plant-parasitic nematodes formerly regarded as varieties of a single species (Heterodera marioni) but now usually referred as separate species to the related genus Meloidogyne, invading roots of most cultivated and many wild plants, and inducing the formation of galls in which they live and on which they feed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Animaux nuisibles aux cultures
CONT

Les nématodes cécidogènes, formant des galles sur les racines, sont les espèces du groupe appelé précédemment Heterodera marioni, dans lequel on distingue maintenant de nombreuses espèces décrites sous le nom générique de Meloidogyne [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Animales dañinos para los cultivos
OBS

Latín: Meloidogyne spp.

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