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Meloidogyne coffeicola (coffee root-knot nematode)

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Summary

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  • 20 January 2015
  • Datasheet Type(s)
  • Pest
  • Preferred Scientific Name
  • Meloidogyne coffeicola
  • Preferred Common Name
  • coffee root-knot nematode
  • Taxonomic Tree
  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Metazoa
  •         Phylum: Nematoda
  •             Family: Meloidogynidae
  •                 Genus: Meloidogyne
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Identity

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Preferred Scientific Name

  • Meloidogyne coffeicola Lordello & Zamith, 1960

Preferred Common Name

  • coffee root-knot nematode

International Common Names

  • Spanish: nematodo nodulador del cafeto
  • French: nématode galligène du caféier
  • Portuguese: nematóide de cafeeiro

EPPO code

  • MELGCO (Meloidogyne coffeicola)

Taxonomic Tree

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

Distribution Table

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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.

CountryDistributionLast ReportedOriginFirst ReportedInvasiveReferencesNotes

SOUTH AMERICA

BrazilPresentEPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2010
-Minas GeraisRestricted distributionCampos & Melles, 1987; CABI/EPPO, 2010
-ParanaWidespreadJaehn et al., 1980; Dos Santos, 1988; Lordello & Zamith, 1960; Gotoh, 1985; CABI/EPPO, 2010
-Sao PauloWidespreadSchmidt, 1969; Curi, 1968b; CABI/EPPO, 2010

Host plants/Plants Affected

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Plant nameFamilyContext
Coffea arabica (arabica coffee)RubiaceaeMain
Coffea canephora (robusta coffee)RubiaceaeMain
Coffea liberica (Liberian coffee tree)RubiaceaeMain
EupatoriumAsteraceaeWild host

Growth Stages

Top of pageFlowering stage, Fruiting stage, Pre-emergence, Seedling stage, Vegetative growing stage

List of Symptoms

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SignLife StagesType

Growing point

dieback

Leaves

abnormal colours
abnormal leaf fall

Roots

galls along length
reduced root system

Whole plant

dwarfing
early senescence
plant dead; dieback

Plant Trade

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Plant parts liable to carry the pest in trade/transportPest stagesBorne internallyBorne externallyVisibility of pest or symptoms
Rootsadults; eggs; juvenilesNoPest or symptoms usually invisible

References

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CABI/EPPO, 2010. Meloidogyne coffeicola. [Distribution map]. Distribution Maps of Plant Diseases, No.October. Wallingford, UK: CABI, Map 1088 (Edition 1).

Campos VP, Melles CCA, 1987. Occurrence and distribution of Meloidogyne species in coffee plantations of Campos das Vertentes and in the south of Minas. Nematologia Brasileira, 11:233-241.

Curi SM, 1968. Meloidogyne coffeicola destruidor e insidiosa nemat=ide de cafeeiro. O Biol=gico, 34(6):144.

Curi SM, 1968. Situatpo atual do problema decorrente do ataque de nemat=ide Meloidogyne coffeicola na cafeicultura paulista e medidas a serem tomadas. O Biol=gico, 34(1):20-21.

Dos Santos BB, 1988. Nematodes of the genus Meloidogyne Goeldi and some host plants in Parana. Revista de Agricultura, Piracicaba, 63:37-43.

Eisenback JD, 1997. Root-knot nematode taxonomic database. Root-knot nematode taxonomic database.

EPPO, 2014. PQR database. Paris, France: European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization. http://www.eppo.int/DATABASES/pqr/pqr.htm

Esser RP, Perry VG, 1974. A diagnostic compendium of the genus Meloidogyne (Nematoda: Heteroderidae). Journal of Nematology, 6(4):139

Goeldi EA, 1892. Relatoria sobre a molestia do cafeeiro na provincia do Rio de Janeiro. Archos. Mus. Nac. Rio de Janeiro, 8(1887):1-121.

Gotoh A, 1985. Nematodes noxious to coffee cultivation in the State of Parana. Informe da Pesquisa Instituto Agronomico do Parana IX, No. 58.

Hewlett TE, Tarjan AC, 1983. Synopsis of the genus Meloidogyne Goeldi, 1887. Nematropica, 13(1):79-102

Jepson SB, 1987. Identification of root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne species). Wallingford, UK: CAB International.

Jphn A, Rebel EK, Lordello LGE, 1980. The origin of Meloidogyne coffeicola. In: Lordello LGE, ed. Trabalhos apresentados a IV Reuniao Brasileira de Nematologia, 16-20 de julho de 1979, Sao Paulo. Publicacao No. 4. Piracicaba, SP, Brazil: Sociedade Brasileira de Nematologia, 159-161

Lordello LGE, Lordello RRA, 1972. Two new host plants for the nematode Meloidogyne coffeicola. Anais da Escola Superior de Agricultura "Luiz-de-Queiroz", 29:61-62.

Lordello LGE, Zamith APL, 1958. Nemat=deos atacando cafeeiro no Estado de S. Paulo. Rev. Agric., Piracicaba, Brazil, 33(1):59-62.

Lordello LGE, Zamith APL, 1960. Meloidogyne coffeicola sp. n., a pest of coffee trees in the State of Paranß, Brazil. Rev. Brasil. Biol., 20(4):375-379.

Petenucci W, 1971. Coffee nematodes and their economic importance. Divulgacoes Agronomicas, Brasil, 31:4-11.

Schmidt CI, 1969. Meloidogyne coeffeicola, a serious root nematode problem in Brazilian coffee. FAO Plant Protection Bulletin, 17:56-57

Whitehead AG, 1960. The root-knot nematodes of East Africa. I. Meloidogyne africana n. sp., a parasite from arabica coffee (Coffea arabica L.). Nematologica, 4(4):272-278.

Distribution Maps

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Distribution map Brazil: Present EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2010Brazil See regional map for distribution within the countryBrazil See regional map for distribution within the countryBrazil See regional map for distribution within the country
  • = 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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Distribution map (south america) Brazil: Present EPPO, 2014; CABI/EPPO, 2010Minas Gerais: Restricted distribution Campos & Melles, 1987; CABI/EPPO, 2010Parana: Widespread Jaehn et al., 1980; Dos Santos, 1988; Lordello & Zamith, 1960; Gotoh, 1985; CABI/EPPO, 2010Sao Paulo: Widespread Schmidt, 1969; Curi ,1968b; CABI/EPPO, 2010
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