Resistance of Commercial Tomato Cultivars to Meloidogyne arenaria and M. incognita

Abstract

Root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) are among the main pathogens of greenhouse crops worldwide. Plant resistance is currently the method of choice for controlling these pests. To select resistant tomato against two common species of root-knot nematodes, M. incognita and M. arenaria, 36 commercial tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) cultivars were screened. Seventeen tomato cultivars were resistant to both root-knot nematodes: six in cherry tomato,

Biological Control of Meloidogyne hapla Using an Antagonistic Bacterium

“…These control measures are more effective against M. incognita and M. arenaria in greenhouse soils than against M. hapla in open-field soils because of the confined cultivation of high-valued crops under controlled environmental conditions in greenhouses ( Brown, 1978 ). Studies on breeding or selection of vegetables resistant to M. incognita and M. arenaria have been conducted, in which several species and lines of vegetables have been used as genetic resources for breeding and controlling RKNs ( Kim et al, 2013 ; Seo et al, 2014 ).…”