Root-knot (Meloidogyne species) nematodes are host to most plant species, with the success of most crops being dependent upon proper nematode management tactics. Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) is highly susceptible ...

Plant-parasitic nematodes inflict economic damages on vegetable and field crops due to a lack of suitable crop protection chemicals and integrated crop management practices. Toxic synthetic chemical nematicides were withdrawn ...

Although potato seed priming in water is not allowed for quality-related reasons in tubers of the produced crop, it was viewed as necessary to use the technique as a carrier of active ingredients of phytonematicides, with ...

Worldwide, both root-knot (Meloidogyne species) and sugarcane aphid (Melanaphis sacchari Zehntner), are economic pests on sugarcane and sorghum crops. In most cases, each of the two pests is managed using host plant ...

Root-knot (Meloidogyne species) nematodes are economically destructive pathogens of over 3000 species, whereas others have resistance to Meloidogyne species. Wild watermelon (Cucumis africanus) and wild cucumber (Cucumis ...

The unique phytochemical composition of the medicinal plant cancer bush (Sutherlandia frutescens) have made its foliage to gain much attention in South Africa due to its health benefits. In situ harvesting of the plant ...

Malnutrition continues to pose a serious threat to humankind and their animals, and this is inextricably exacerbated by the irrevocable incident of climate change. Due to the latter, adaptation efforts for achieving the ...

Damage and significant losses of potato cultivar due to Meloidogyne incognita has become a serious challenge, after the withdrawal of synthetic chemical nematicides due to their environment-unfriendliness. Various ...