Cover Crops for Managing Root-Knot Nematodes
Vol. 2011 No. 7, Historical Fact Sheets
Vol. 2011 No. 7

Cover Crops for Managing Root-Knot Nematodes: ENY063/IN892, 7/2011

Historical Fact Sheets
https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in892-2011
Published 2011-07-31
Harsimran K. Gill
University of Florida
Robert McSorley
University of Florida
Galling on roots, a distinctive symptom caused by root-knot nematodes.
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Gill, Harsimran K., and Robert McSorley. 2011. “Cover Crops for Managing Root-Knot Nematodes: ENY063/IN892, 7/2011”. EDIS 2011 (7). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in892-2011.
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Abstract

Root-knot nematodes are widespread and are pests of almost all major crops. Damage can be seen as galls or knot-like swellings produced along plant roots. Cover crops are used to manage nematodes because these microscopic roundworms can move only very short distances on their own and will starve without suitable host plants. This 6-page fact sheet describes several common cover crops that can be used for nematode management. Written by Harsimran K. Gill and Robert McSorley and published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, July 2011.

ENY063/IN892: Cover Crops for Managing Root-Knot Nematodes (ufl.edu)

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