Root Knot Nematode: symptoms and diagnosis of an important pest of vegetables in the Northern Territory

31 Sunil Singh B Conde M Hodda 2012 Root Knot Nematode: symptoms and diagnosis of an important pest of vegetables in the Northern Territory The Plant Industries NT Newsletter March 2012 Root Knot Nematodes (RKN) are microscopic roundworms of the genus Meloidogyne which infect a wide range of crop plants and inflict severe damage to susceptible plants. With damage thresholds of 1- 2 nematode(s) per gram of soil, M. incognita is one of the most destructive species of RKN worldwide.