Question

Nematodes encourage nearby root cells to divide and grow by penetrating into the soft tissues of young roots and root tips and cause root knot disease. Name of the nematode is___________

A Pratylenchus spp Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
B Heterodera spp Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
C Meloidogyne spp Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
D Radopholus spp Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

Solution

·       Radopholus similis: toppling disease of banana ·       Heterodera spp: Cyst-forming nematodes ·       Meloidogyne spp: Root knot nematode ·       Pratylenchus spp: root lesion nematodes

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