First Report of Meloidogyne javanica Infecting Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) in the United States.

ABSTRACT: Strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) is native to temperate regions. However, it has been produced in tropical areas, as a seasonal crop including in Florida, USA during the winter months. In March 2022, root galls resembling those induced by root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) were observed in declining strawberry plants 'Winterstar^TM FL 05-107' growing in an organic-certified research site in Hillsborough County, Florida, USA. To our knowledge, M. hapla is the only root-knot species reported to infect strawberry in Florida. Preliminary molecular analyses, including newly synthesized DNA sequences (TW81/AB28 = OQ469833 - OQ469836; D2A/D3B= OQ473043 - OQ473047) using extracted nematode females from the strawberry roots, initially identified the RKN as

SUBMITTER: Oliveira CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10446852 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature