Meloidogyne brevicauda (Indian root-knot nematode)

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Identity

Preferred Scientific Name

• Meloidogyne brevicauda Loos, 1953

Preferred Common Name

• Indian root-knot nematode

International Common Names

• English: tea root-knot nematode

Local Common Names

• Sri Lanka: root-knot nematode of mature tea

EPPO code

• MELGBR (Meloidogyne brevicauda)

Taxonomic Tree

• Domain: Eukaryota
•     Kingdom: Metazoa
•         Phylum: Nematoda
•             Family: Meloidogynidae
•                 Genus: Meloidogyne
•                     Species: Meloidogyne brevicauda

Distribution Table

The distribution in this summary table is based on all the information available. When several references are cited, they may give conflicting information on the status. Further details may be available for individual references in the Distribution Table Details section which can be selected by going to Generate Report.

Host plants/Plants Affected

Growth Stages

List of Symptoms

Plant Trade

References

CABI/EPPO, 2012. Meloidogyne brevicauda. [Distribution map]. Distribution Maps of Plant Diseases, No.April. Wallingford, UK: CABI, Map 1122 (Edition 1).

Campos VP, Sivapalan P, Gnanapragasam NC, 1990. Nematode parasites of coffee, cocoa and tea. In: Luc M, Sikora RA, Bridge J, eds. Plant Parasitic Nematodes in Subtropical and Tropical Agriculture. Wallingford, UK: CAB International, 387-430.

Chitwood BG, 1949. 'Root-knot nematodes'. Part 1. A revision of the genus Meloidogyne Goeldi, 1887. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington, 16:90-114.

Eisenback JD, 1985. Detailed morphology and anatomy of second stage juveniles, males and females of the genus Meloidogyne (root-knot nematode) In: Sasser JN, Carter C, eds. An advanced Treatise on Meloidogyne. Vol. 1. Biology and Control. Raleigh A, North Carolina State University Graphics, 47-77.

Eisenback JD, Gnanapragasam NC, 1986. Additional notes on the external morphology of Meloidogyne brevicauda. Journal of Nematology, 18:637 Abstr.

Eisenback JD, Gnanapragasam NC, 1992. Additional notes on the morphology of Meloidogyne brevicauda. Fundamental and Applied Nematology, 15(4):347-353; 17 ref.

Franklin MT, 1964. Meloidogyne Root-knot nematode eelworms. In: Southey S, ed. Plant Nematology. Ram nagar, New Delhi, India: Chand and Co (Pvt) Ltd, 59-88.

Gadd CH, Loos CA, 1946. The problem of nematode control in tea plantations. Tea Quarterly, 18:3-11.

Gnanapragasam NC, 1988. Limitation to growth and productivity by plant parasitic nematodes. Proceedings of Regional Tea Conference, Tea Research Institute, Sri Lanka, 123-133.

Gnanapragasam NC, 1997. Nematode pests of tea. In: Sivapalan P, Gnanapragasam NC, Kkathiravetpillai A, eds. Field Guide Book. Tea Research Institute of Sri Lanka, 83-87.

Gnanapragasam NC, Manuelpillai MEK, 1981. Relative rates of egg hatch of the root-knot nematode of mature tea, Meloidogyne brevicauda, in relation to other species of this nematode. Tea Quarterly, 50(4):170-171

Gnanapragasam NC, Sivapalan P, Jebamalai AS, Dharmasena WAM, 1985. Tolerance/Susceptibility of six different tea clones to Meloidogyne brevicauda, the root-knot nematode of mature tea. International Nematology Network, 2:9-10.

Goodey JB, 1951. The 'Hemizonid' a hitherto unrecorded structure in members of the Tylenchoidea. Journal of Helminthology, 25:33-36.

Hudson JB, Durairaj J, Muraleedharan N, Dhanakumar VG, 1997. Root pests Guidelines of Tea Culture in South India. UPASI Krishi Vigyan Kendra Coonoor, Nilgiris, 133-134.

Hutchinson MT, Vythilingam MK, 1963. Distribution of plant parasitic nematodes in the soils of tea estates in Sri Lanka. Tea Quarterly, 34:119-126.

Kasimova GA, Atakishieva YaYu, 1980. The nematode fauna of Crocus satiyus in Apsheron. Izvestiya Akademii Nauk Azerbaidzhanskoi SSR (Azarbajcan SSR Elmlar Akademijasynyn Habarlari), Biologicheskie Nauki, No.1:94-98

Loos CA, 1953. Meloidogyne brevicauda, n.sp a cause for root knot of mature tea in Ceylon. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society, Washington, 20:83-91.

Mukherjee B, Dasgupta MK, 1982. Community analyses of plant-parasitic nematodes in tea plantations of West Bengal, India. Nematologia Mediterranea, 10(1):1-7

Muraleedharan N, 1992. Bioecology and management of tea pests in Southern India. Journal of Plantation Crops, 20:1-21.

Sivapalan P, 1967. Nematodes and Tea. Tea Quarterly, 38:260-268.

Sivapalan P, 1972. Nematode Pests of Tea. In: Webster JM, ed. Economic Nematology. New York, USA: Academic Press, 285-310.

Venkata Ram, 1963. The root knot eelworm of mature tea, Meloidogyne brevicauda, its importance in S. India and evaluation of certain chemical treatments for its control. Annual Report of UPASI, Tea Scientific Department, 1962-63.

Whitehead ASG, 1968. Taxonomy of Meloidogyne (Nematodea: Heteroderidae) with descriptions of four new species. Transactions of the Zoological Society, London, 31:263-401.

Distribution Maps

• = Present, no further details
• = Evidence of pathogen
• = Widespread
• = Last reported
• = Localised
• = Presence unconfirmed
• = Confined and subject to quarantine
• = See regional map for distribution within the country
• = Occasional or few reports

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