Plant-parasitic nematodes are microscopic worms that inflict substantial yield losses on a wide range of crops worldwide. Conventional chemical nematicides often pose environmental and human-health ...

Northern root knot nematode worms (colored) attacking bean roots. Root knot nematodes are major agricultural pests attacking a wide variety of plants including major crops. A new study of the ...

University of Arkansas scientists study soybean cyst nematode proteins to develop gene-edited soybean varieties resistant to ...

Plant-mediated interactions between two belowground agricultural pests have been uncovered: When field mustard plants are infected by root-knot nematodes, they change their defense strategy in a way ...

Root-knot nematodes (RKNs) are worm-like parasites of the genus Meloidogyne that are found in many parts of the world. They attack the roots of plants, causing them to wilt and eventually die. It is ...

Root-knot nematodes (RKN, Meloidogynespp.) are microscopic roundworms that feed on plant roots. M. incognita, the Southern root-knot nematode, is the most common RKN species in the region. Once RKN ...

U.S. soybean farmers face a $1.5 billion problem each year in the form of yield losses from soybean cyst nematode (SCN).¹ Yet proactive soybean cyst nematode control starting at the roots can curb ...