Meloidogyne minor(MELGMI)
Distribution details in United Kingdom
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2011: Present, no details
During 2000 and 2001, M. minor was identified as a new root-knot nematode species associated with yellowing circles and patches that had been recorded on creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera var. stolonifera) greens across the UK and Ireland since the late 1990’s.
* Fleming TR, McGowan NE, Maule AG, Fleming CC (2016) Prevalence and diversity of plant parasitic nematodes in northern Ireland grassland and cereals, and the influence of soils and rainfall. Plant Pathology 65(9), 1539-1550.
* Viaene NM, Wiseborn DB, Karssen G (2007) First report of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne minor on turfgrass in Belgium. Plant Disease 91(7), p 908.
* Wesemael WML; Viaene N, Moens M (2011) Root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) in Europe. Nematology 13(1), 3-16.
* Viaene NM, Wiseborn DB, Karssen G (2007) First report of the root-knot nematode Meloidogyne minor on turfgrass in Belgium. Plant Disease 91(7), p 908.
* Wesemael WML; Viaene N, Moens M (2011) Root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) in Europe. Nematology 13(1), 3-16.