<i>Ficus microcarpa</i> Bonsai “Tiger bark” Parasitized by the Root-Knot Nematode <i>Meloidogyne javanica</i> and the Spiral Nematode <i>Helicotylenchus dihystera</i>, a New Plant Host Record for Both Species

In December 2017, a <i>Ficus microcarpa</i> “Tiger bark” bonsai tree was acquired in a shopping center in Coimbra, Portugal, without symptoms in the leaves, but showing small atypical galls of infection caused by root-knot nematodes (RKN), <i>Meloidogyne</i> spp. The soil nem...

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Main Authors: Duarte Santos, Isabel Abrantes, Carla Maleita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
Series:Plants
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/9/9/1085