Nematode, Ring
Mesocriconema spp
38 host plants · Nematode
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Root-knot nematodes cause stunting, poor overall growth, and characteristic root knot abnormalities visible when digging and inspecting roots. No effective chemical solution is available for home gardeners in the region. Use resistant varieties when available, rotate crops with non-host plants, and avoid moving infested soil.
Avoid sites with high soil populations of ring nematodes. Preplanting the future orchard site with winter wheat followed by fallow have helped reduce populations.
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Agent Type
nematode
Causal Agent
Mesocriconema spp
Host Plants
38
Management
Cultural Controls
- Avoid sites with high soil populations of ring nematodes.
- Preplanting the future orchard site with winter wheat followed by fallow have helped reduce populations.
Host Plants (38)
Prunus americana Wild Plum American (Red) Plum August Plum, Goose Plum Prunus armeniaca Apricot Prunus avium Sweet Cherry Prunus besseyi Sand Cherry, Western Sand Cherry Prunus blireiana Blireiana Plum Prunus caroliniana Carolina Cherrylaurel American Cherrylaurel Prunus cascade Prunus cascade Prunus cerasifera Cherry, Plum Prunus cistena Purpleleaf Sandcherry Redleaf Sandcherry Cistena Sandcherry Cistena Plum Prunus dream Prunus dream Prunus emarginata Bitter Cherry, Wild Cherry, Quinine Cherry Prunus first Prunus first Prunus fruticosa Steppe Cherry, European Dwarf Ground Cherry, Mongolian Cherry Prunus glandulosa Dwarf Flowering Almond Prunus ilicifolia Hollyleaf Cherry, Holly-leaved Cherry Prunus laurocerasus Cherry, Laurel Prunus lusitanica Portugal Laurel Prunus maackii Amur Chokecherry Amur Cherry, Manchurian Cherry Prunus mume Japanese Flowering Apricot Prunus newport Newport Flowering Plum Prunus okame Okame Flowering Cherry Prunus padus European Birdcherry Common Birdcherry Prunus prostrata Rock Cherry, Mountain Cherry Prunus sargentii Sargent Cherry, Sargent's Cherry Prunus serotina Black Cherry, Rum Cherry Prunus serrula Birchbark Cherry, Paperbark Cherry, Tibetan Cherry Prunus serrulata Japanese Flowering Cherry Prunus snow Prunus snow Prunus subcordata Klamath Plum, Sierra Plum, Pacific Plum Prunus subhirtella Higan Cherry Prunus subhirtella var. autumnalis Autumn Flowering Higan Cherry Prunus tai Prunus tai Prunus virginiana Prunus virginiana Prunus virginiana var. demissa Western Chokecherry Prunus virginiana var. virginiana Common Chokecherry, Eastern Chokecherry Prunus yedoensis Yoshino Cherry, Somei-yoshino Cherry, Tokyo Cherry Vitis californica Vitis californica Vitis coignetiae Crimson Glory Vine
Sources & References
Data Maturity Baseline Extension data. Expert review underway.