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Meloidogyne mali
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Warning
You must report any suspicions of
Meloidogyne mali, wherever found.
To report suspicions, you must contact the relevant authority.
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Preferred name
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Meloidogyne mali
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Common names
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- Apple root knot nematode
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Synonyms
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- Meloidogyne ulmi
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Factsheet
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| July 2019 |
Factsheet - herbaceous growers factsheetv6
(PDF) |
Plants known to carry Meloidogyne mali
| Scientific name | Common names |
|---|---|
| Acer freemanii (A. x freemanii) | None |
| Acer palmatum | Maple, Japanese |
| Acer pseudoplatanus | Common sycamore,Maple, great,Maple, plane-tree |
| Acer | Maple |
| Achyranthes japonica | None |
| Apium graveolens | Celery |
| Brassica | None |
| Capsicum | Paprica |
| Castanea crenata | Chestnut tree, Japanese |
| Castanea | Chestnut tree |
| Cucumis sativus | Cucumber |
| Cucumis | Cucumber,Melon |
| Euonymus kiautschovica | Spreading euonymus,Creeping strawberry bush |
| Euonymus | Spindle tree |
| Fagus sylvatica | Beech |
| Ficus carica | Fig tree, common |
| Ficus | Fig tree |
| Geum | Avens |
| Glycine max | Soybean,Soya bean,Soybean |
| Lagerstroemia indica | Crape myrtle, Indian |
| Maclura | Osage-orange |
| Malus domestica | Apple |
| Malus hupehensis | Crab-apple, Hupeh,Crab-apple, tea |
| Malus prunifolia | Crab-apple, plum-leaved,Snow-cap |
| Malus sieboldii | None |
| Malus x purpurea | None |
| Morus alba | Mulberry tree, white |
| Morus bombycis | Mulberry tree, Japanese,Mulberry tree, Aino |
| Morus latifolia | None |
| Morus | Mulberrytree |
| Prunus serrula | Cherry tree, Tibetan |
| Prunus yedoensis | Cherry, Yoshino,Cherry, Japanese flowering |
| Prunus | Stonefruit-shrubs |
| Quercus robur | Oak, English,Oak, pedunculate |
| Rosa | Rose |
| Rubus fruticosus | Bramble,Blackberry, European |
| Rubus idaeus | Raspberry, red |
| Rubus | Blackberry,Raspberry |
| Solanum lycopersicum | Tomato,tomato (direct-seeded),tomato (transplanted) |
| Solanum melongena | Aubergine,Eggplant |
| Solanum | Nightshade |
| Sorbus aucuparia | Mountainash, common,Witchwood,Quick-beam,Rowan tree, common,European mountain ash |
| Taxus baccata | Yew, common,Yew, English |
| Trifolium repens | Clover, Dutch,Clover, white |
| Trifolium | Clover |
| Ulmus glabra | Elm, mountain,Elm, Scotch,Elm, wych |
| Ulmus japonica | Elm, Japanese |
| Ulmus parvifolia | Elm, Chinese,Elm, leatherleaf |
| Ulmus x hollandica | Elm, Dutch |
| Ulmus | Elm |
| Vitis vinifera | Grape, European,Grape-vine,Common grapevine |
| Zelkova serrata | Zelkova tree, Japanese,Zelkova tree, saw-leaf |
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