Root Knot Nematode of Tomato
Meloidogyne spp.
Tomatonematode
A widespread nematode that galls roots and stunts plants, especially in warm sandy soils.
Symptoms
Swollen galls on roots, stunted growth, yellowing, and wilting during hot weather even with adequate soil moisture.
Favorable conditions
- •Warm, sandy soils favoring nematode activity
- •Continuous planting of susceptible crops
Management
- 1Use resistant varieties or grafted rootstock
- 2Solarize or fumigate infested soil
- 3Rotate with non-host crops
- 4Apply nematicides where populations are damaging
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