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The Meloidogyne incognita is a nematode, a type of Roundworm, in Family Heteroderidae. It is an important plant parasite. It is classified in parasitology as a root-knot nematode; in other words, it prefers to attack the root of its host plant.
When it attacks the roots of the plants, it sets up a feeding location where it deforms the normal root cells and establishes giant cells. The roots become knarled or nodulated, forming galls, hence the term "root-knot" nematode.
It is commonly called the Root-knot Nematode or the Cotton Root-knot Nematode. This parasitic roundworm has worldwide distribution and numerous hosts.
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- Lamberti, Franco and Taylor, Charles Edwin (eds.) (1979) Root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne species): systematics, biology and control Academic Press, New York, ISBN 0-12-434850-5 ;
- Diez, J. A., and Dusenbery, D. B. (1989) "Preferred temperature of Meloidogyne incognita" Journal of Nematology 21: pp. 99-104;
- McCarter, James P. et al. (2003) "Analysis and functional classification of transcripts from the nematode Meloidogyne incognita" Genome Biology 4: R26, doi:10.1186/gb-2003-4-4-r26
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