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<p>Worldwide, the ornamental plant industry is estimated to be valued at $70 billion, with the United States’ ornamental plant industry valued at $4.8 billion in 2020. Ornamental plants are cultivated for numerous reasons worldwide, such as decorative, medicinal, social, and utility purposes, making the ornamental field a high growth industry. One of the main pathogen groups affecting the yield and growth of the ornamental plant industry is plant-parasitic nematodes, which are microscopic roundworms that feed on plant parts causing significant yield loss. There are many kinds of plant-parasitic nematodes that affect ornamental plants, with the main genera being <italic>Meloidogyne</italic> spp., <italic>Aphelenchoides</italic> spp., <italic>Paratylenchus</italic> spp., <italic>Pratylenchus</italic> spp., <italic>Helicotylenchus</italic> spp., <italic>Radopholus</italic> spp., <italic>Xiphinema</italic> spp., <italic>Trichodorus</italic> spp., <italic>Paratrichodorus</italic> spp.<italic>, Rotylenchulus</italic> spp., and <italic>Longidorus</italic> spp. The aim of this review is to focus on the effects, hosts, and symptoms of these major plant-parasitic nematodes on ornamental plants and synthesize current management strategies in the ornamental plant industry.</p></abstract>

Worldwide, the ornamental plant industry is estimated to be valued at $70 billion, with the United States’ ornamental plant industry valued at $4.8 billion in 2020. Ornamental plants are cultivated for numerous reasons worldwide, such as decorative, medicinal, social, and utility purposes, making the ornamental field a high growth industry. One of the main pathogen groups affecting the yield and growth of the ornamental plant industry is plant-parasitic nematodes, which are microscopic roundworms that feed on plant parts causing significant yield loss. There are many kinds of plant-parasitic nematodes that affect ornamental plants, with the main genera being Meloidogyne spp., Aphelenchoides spp., Paratylenchus spp., Pratylenchus spp., Helicotylenchus spp., Radopholus spp., Xiphinema spp., Trichodorus spp., Paratrichodorus spp., Rotylenchulus spp., and Longidorus spp. The aim of this review is to focus on the effects, hosts, and symptoms of these major plant-parasitic nematodes on ornamental plants and synthesize current management strategies in the ornamental plant industry.

Plant-Parasitic Nematodes and their Effects on Ornamental Plants: A Review

Journal of Nematology

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Worldwide, the ornamental plant industry is estimated to be valued at $70 billion, with the United States’ ornamental plant industry valued at $4.8 billion in...

Plant-Parasitic Nematodes and their Effects on Ornamental Plants: A Review

Article Category: Research Paper

Published Online: Apr 14, 2023

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Received: Dec 20, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jofnem-2023-0007

Keywords
floriculture industry, management, ornamental plants, perennials, plant-parasitic nematodes, symptoms

© 2023 Howland and Quintanilla., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Plant-Parasitic Nematodes and their Effects on Ornamental Plants: A Review

Article Category: Research Paper

Published Online: Apr 14, 2023

Page range: -

Received: Dec 20, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jofnem-2023-0007

Keywordsfloriculture industry, management, ornamental plants, perennials, plant-parasitic nematodes, symptoms

© 2023 Howland and Quintanilla., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
floriculture industry, management, ornamental plants, perennials, plant-parasitic nematodes, symptoms