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First Report of Meloidogyne luci (Nematoda: Meloidogynidae) Parasitizing Luffa cylindrica in Brazil
2019-10-01
Abstract excerpt
Luffa cylindrica (L.) Roem. (Cucurbitaceae), commonly known as loofah sponge, is an Asian vine widely known as the source of loofah (Purseglove 1968). In Brazil, it is cultivated by small-scale producers as a commercial crop. In April 2018, loofah sponge plants exhibiting root multiple galls symptoms similar to those associated with root-knot nematode were detected in a commercial field in the municipality of Fred...
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- Literature Corpus work
- b5dbd819-c5e9-5da9-9fbc-aa9fae8b3d31
- DOI
- 10.1094/pdis-04-19-0735-pdn
