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A New Biological Product Shows Promising Control of the Northern Root-Knot Nematode, Meloidogyne hapla, in Greenhouse Tomatoes

Elisabeth Darling

Elisabeth Darling

Department of Entomology, Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, USA
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Darling, Elisabeth
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Abigail Palmisano

Abigail Palmisano

Department of Entomology, Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, USA
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Palmisano, Abigail
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Henry Chung

Henry Chung

Department of Entomology, Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, USA
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Chung, Henry
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Marisol Quintanilla-Tornel

Marisol Quintanilla-Tornel

Department of Entomology, Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, USA
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May 26, 2023
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Article Category: Research paper
Published Online: May 26, 2023
Received: Oct 14, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jofnem-2023-0023
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Figure 1:

Meloidogyne hapla mature female with visible egg mass, stained using the NaOCl acid fuchsin-glycerin protocol. Roots collected 10 weeks post-inoculation from 1 g of positive control plants.
Meloidogyne hapla mature female with visible egg mass, stained using the NaOCl acid fuchsin-glycerin protocol. Roots collected 10 weeks post-inoculation from 1 g of positive control plants.

Figure 2:

Average root mass of plants treated the first trial (A) and the second trial (B). Standard error bars reflect the standard error of the mean from each treatment. Unique letters indicate one treatment is significantly different from another (a=0.05).
Average root mass of plants treated the first trial (A) and the second trial (B). Standard error bars reflect the standard error of the mean from each treatment. Unique letters indicate one treatment is significantly different from another (a=0.05).

Figure 3:

A,B. Gall Index Rating (GIR) of plants at trial takedown, ranked from 0 deeming no galling to 5 deeming severe galling of root systems. Standard error bars reflect the standard error of the mean from each treatment. Unique letters indicate one treatment is significantly different from another (a=0.05).
A,B. Gall Index Rating (GIR) of plants at trial takedown, ranked from 0 deeming no galling to 5 deeming severe galling of root systems. Standard error bars reflect the standard error of the mean from each treatment. Unique letters indicate one treatment is significantly different from another (a=0.05).
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