EPPO Global Database

Meloidogyne enterolobii(MELGMY)

Distribution details in India

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2024: Present, widespread
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2018/024) : first reported in 2016 in Tamil Nadu, in guava orchards showing sudden decline.
EPPO Reporting Service (2020/158) : detected in guava (Psidium guajava) in Madhya Pradesh.
EPPO Reporting Service (2023/055) : detected in guava orchards in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.
References
* Anes KM, Babu M, Rajkumar JA (2023) Root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne enterolobii Yang and Eisenback 1983 infecting guava intercropped with coconut plantation in Kerala, India.Indian Journal of Nematology 53(1), 15-20.
------- Kerala

* Kalaiarasan P, Bhat CG, Hada A, Jaiswal N, Rao U (2020) Molecular characterization of root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne enterolobii) parasitizing guava from IARI, New Delhi, India. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 8(2), 1247-1253

* Naveenkumar KR, Dash M, Khan MR, Kumar S, Pasupuleti S, Kundu A, Sirohi A, Kranti KVVS, Kamil D, Somvanshi VS (2023) A survey of guava orchards of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana states in northern India to assess the spread of root-knot nematodes. Indian Phytopathology 76, 541–549. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42360-023-00608-x.

* Poornima K, Suresh P, Kalaiarasan P, Subramanian S, Ramaraju K (2016) Root knot nematode, Meloidogyne enterolobii in guava (Psidium guajava L.) a new record from India. Madras Agricultural Journal 103(10/12), 359-365 (abst.).

* Poornima K, Walia RK (2021) Horticultural nurseries and nematode dissemination. Current Science 120(2), 278-284.
------- found in Karnataka , Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Gujarat, Kerala, Haryana and West Bengal .

* Singh N (2020) Emerging problem of guava decline caused by Meloidogyne enterolobii and Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. psidii. Indian Phytopathology 73, 373–374. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42360-020-00198-y

* Swarnakumri N, Senthilkumar P, Dharani S, Yamunarani K (2024) First report of root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne enterolobii on watermelon in India. Pest Management in Horticultural Ecosystems 30(2), 350-356 (abst.).
------- on watermelon.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
China Liaoning Present, no details view...
China Yunnan Present, no details view...
China Guangdong Present, no details view...
China Hunan Present, no details view...
China Fujian Present, no details view...
China Present, no details view...
China Hainan Present, no details view...
China Shaanxi Present, no details view...
China Guangxi Present, no details view...