Development and pathogenesis of Meloidogyne javanica in peanut roots

Abstract

Very little information is available on the development and pathogenesis of the root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) in peanut roots (Castillo et al., 1973; Minton, 1963). In view of this, the present investigation was made to describe the development of M. javanica (Treub, 1885) Chitwood, 1949 in the roots of the peanut cultivar Giza 4 and the related anatomical changes.