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<p>Tomato plants are susceptible to significant yield losses when infested by the northern root-knot nematode, <italic>Meloidogyne hapla.</italic> While there are many options for conventional chemical management, few of these options offer effective control for organic growers or those who seek to adopt more environmentally considerate strategies. In this study, we showed that a new, biologically based product (referred to as “MN21.2”) has potential for controlling populations of the northern root-knot nematode, <italic>Meloidogyne hapla</italic>, as a pest of susceptible tomato (cv. Rutgers) in a greenhouse trial. This is significant because if this product’s efficacy is supported under field conditions, it may provide organic tomato growers with a valuable tool for fighting the plant-parasitic nematode pest, <italic>M. hapla.</italic></p>
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Tomato plants are susceptible to significant yield losses when infested by the northern root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne hapla. While there are many options for conventional chemical management, few of these options offer effective control for organic growers or those who seek to adopt more environmentally considerate strategies. In this study, we showed that a new, biologically based product (referred to as “MN21.2”) has potential for controlling populations of the northern root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne hapla, as a pest of susceptible tomato (cv. Rutgers) in a greenhouse trial. This is significant because if this product’s efficacy is supported under field conditions, it may provide organic tomato growers with a valuable tool for fighting the plant-parasitic nematode pest, M. hapla.

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

Journal of Nematology

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

Tomato plants are susceptible to significant yield losses when infested by the northern root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne hapla. While there are many options for...

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

Article Category: Research paper

Published Online: May 26, 2023

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Received: Oct 14, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jofnem-2023-0023

Keywords
biological control, management, nematicides, tomatoes

© 2023 Elisabeth Darling, published by Sciendo

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

Article Category: Research paper

Published Online: May 26, 2023

Page range: -

Received: Oct 14, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jofnem-2023-0023

Keywordsbiological control, management, nematicides, tomatoes

© 2023 Elisabeth Darling, published by Sciendo

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

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Keywords
biological control, management, nematicides, tomatoes