Impact of nematodes on grapevine growth and productivity: current knowledge and future directions, with special reference to Australian viticulture

Abstract

2.1 ROOT-KNOT NEMATODES (MELOIDOGYNE SPP.) Meloidogyne spp. are sedentary endoparasites whose biology and life cycle have been described in detail in many standard texts such as These nematodes hatch from their eggs as second-stage juveniles and migrate through soil to find a host plant root. After entering a root they establish a feeding site by inducing the forma-