Targeting a newly discovered vulnerability in the signals that cyst nematodes use to infect plant roots could be a powerful ...

But another larva, this time from the vine weevil, might be to blame for wilted plants right now – especially houseplants, strawberry ... likely to be hit with an infestation.

While we were clearing out spent vines from Seminole pumpkins we had harvested, we noticed contorted lumpy roots – a sign of nematode infestation. Apparently, the pumpkins were impervious to the ...

Given the economic and environmental impact of nematode infestations, there is an urgent need for in-depth research into the genetic reprogramming these nematodes induce in their plant hosts.

The typical symptoms of a nematode-infection are withering, seriously retarded growth, and impaired development of flower and fruit. Severely infected plants often do not survive the damage that ...

Nematode infestation is one of the major limiting factors in banana production. Burrowing nematode, root-lesion nematode, spiral nematode and root-knot nematode are the major nematodes associated ...

Before farmers are even aware of the belowground infestation, the soybean cyst nematode silently begins to wreak havoc on soybean yield. Fortunately, breeders have identified soybean varieties ...

If your plants wither and die without apparent cause, however, consider the possibility of an infestation of root-eating nematodes and order a nematode assay from a soil testing lab. One option is ...

Though the protein – a transcription factor that binds to genes, turning them on or off – is likely one of several that regulate effector production, researchers found that without it the nematode ...

The university observed that the nematodes infestation occurs at nursery stage, where the planting materials such as ground layers, rooted cuttings and grafts were infested with root knot nematodes.