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Fig. 1
(A) Weakened black pepper plants grown in the municipality of Itabela in the extreme south of Bahia; (B) Roots with gall symptoms induced by gall nematodes. Photo: Rafael Assis de Souza.
Fig. 2
(A) Anterior region of the males and (B) Perineal configuration of the characteristic females of Meloidogyne arenaria.
Fig. 3
Phenotype of polyacrylamide gel esterase, characteristic of Meloidogyne arenaria, obtained from females of the nematode of galls extracted from black pepper roots. Mj = M. javanica (standard); 2 to 7 = M. arenaria
Number of second stage juveniles (J2) and eggs of Meloidogyne arenaria obtained in 10 g of root from black pepper cv. Kottanadan roxa and Bragantina in cultivation areas in the extreme south of the state of Bahia, BA.