A report of meloidogyne arenaria parasitizing plantain (Musa spp., AAB) in Nigeria

Extensive root galling observed on plantain (Musa spp., AAB) in Nigeria was analysed using Nad5 mitochondrial DNA sequences and the causal agent identified as Meloidogyne arenaria. Following the inoculation of population cultured, Koch’s postulates was fulfilled and the same symptoms observed. This...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Olajide, E., Kolombia, Y.A., Amah, D., Agogbua, J.U., Coyne, D., Swennen, R., Cortada, L., Bert, W.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Springer 2023
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130710
_version_ 1855516702192697344
author Olajide, E.
Kolombia, Y.A.
Amah, D.
Agogbua, J.U.
Coyne, D.
Swennen, R.
Cortada, L.
Bert, W.
author_browse Agogbua, J.U.
Amah, D.
Bert, W.
Cortada, L.
Coyne, D.
Kolombia, Y.A.
Olajide, E.
Swennen, R.
author_facet Olajide, E.
Kolombia, Y.A.
Amah, D.
Agogbua, J.U.
Coyne, D.
Swennen, R.
Cortada, L.
Bert, W.
author_sort Olajide, E.
collection Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace)
description Extensive root galling observed on plantain (Musa spp., AAB) in Nigeria was analysed using Nad5 mitochondrial DNA sequences and the causal agent identified as Meloidogyne arenaria. Following the inoculation of population cultured, Koch’s postulates was fulfilled and the same symptoms observed. This provides the first molecular confirmation of M. arenaria causing such damage to plantain and highlighting its potential as a threat to the crop. Root knot nematodes are known to affect banana and plantain production but diagnosis of the species involved is only just being accurately determined with the recent improvements in molecular techniques.
format Journal Article
id CGSpace130710
institution CGIAR Consortium
language Inglés
publishDate 2023
publishDateRange 2023
publishDateSort 2023
publisher Springer
publisherStr Springer
record_format dspace
spelling CGSpace1307102025-10-26T12:52:17Z A report of meloidogyne arenaria parasitizing plantain (Musa spp., AAB) in Nigeria Olajide, E. Kolombia, Y.A. Amah, D. Agogbua, J.U. Coyne, D. Swennen, R. Cortada, L. Bert, W. bananas plantains dna pathogenicity root knot nematodes food security plant diseases Extensive root galling observed on plantain (Musa spp., AAB) in Nigeria was analysed using Nad5 mitochondrial DNA sequences and the causal agent identified as Meloidogyne arenaria. Following the inoculation of population cultured, Koch’s postulates was fulfilled and the same symptoms observed. This provides the first molecular confirmation of M. arenaria causing such damage to plantain and highlighting its potential as a threat to the crop. Root knot nematodes are known to affect banana and plantain production but diagnosis of the species involved is only just being accurately determined with the recent improvements in molecular techniques. 2023 2023-06-13T10:07:08Z 2023-06-13T10:07:08Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130710 en Open Access Springer Olajide, E., Kolombia, Y.A., Amah, D., Agogbua, J.U., Coyne, D., Swennen, R., ... & Bert, W. (2023). A report of Meloidogyne arenaria parasitizing plantain (Musa spp., AAB) in Nigeria. Australasian Plant Disease Notes, 18: 19, 1-4.
spellingShingle bananas
plantains
dna
pathogenicity
root knot nematodes
food security
plant diseases
Olajide, E.
Kolombia, Y.A.
Amah, D.
Agogbua, J.U.
Coyne, D.
Swennen, R.
Cortada, L.
Bert, W.
A report of meloidogyne arenaria parasitizing plantain (Musa spp., AAB) in Nigeria
title A report of meloidogyne arenaria parasitizing plantain (Musa spp., AAB) in Nigeria
title_full A report of meloidogyne arenaria parasitizing plantain (Musa spp., AAB) in Nigeria
title_fullStr A report of meloidogyne arenaria parasitizing plantain (Musa spp., AAB) in Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed A report of meloidogyne arenaria parasitizing plantain (Musa spp., AAB) in Nigeria
title_short A report of meloidogyne arenaria parasitizing plantain (Musa spp., AAB) in Nigeria
title_sort report of meloidogyne arenaria parasitizing plantain musa spp aab in nigeria
topic bananas
plantains
dna
pathogenicity
root knot nematodes
food security
plant diseases
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/130710
work_keys_str_mv AT olajidee areportofmeloidogynearenariaparasitizingplantainmusasppaabinnigeria
AT kolombiaya areportofmeloidogynearenariaparasitizingplantainmusasppaabinnigeria
AT amahd areportofmeloidogynearenariaparasitizingplantainmusasppaabinnigeria
AT agogbuaju areportofmeloidogynearenariaparasitizingplantainmusasppaabinnigeria
AT coyned areportofmeloidogynearenariaparasitizingplantainmusasppaabinnigeria
AT swennenr areportofmeloidogynearenariaparasitizingplantainmusasppaabinnigeria
AT cortadal areportofmeloidogynearenariaparasitizingplantainmusasppaabinnigeria
AT bertw areportofmeloidogynearenariaparasitizingplantainmusasppaabinnigeria
AT olajidee reportofmeloidogynearenariaparasitizingplantainmusasppaabinnigeria
AT kolombiaya reportofmeloidogynearenariaparasitizingplantainmusasppaabinnigeria
AT amahd reportofmeloidogynearenariaparasitizingplantainmusasppaabinnigeria
AT agogbuaju reportofmeloidogynearenariaparasitizingplantainmusasppaabinnigeria
AT coyned reportofmeloidogynearenariaparasitizingplantainmusasppaabinnigeria
AT swennenr reportofmeloidogynearenariaparasitizingplantainmusasppaabinnigeria
AT cortadal reportofmeloidogynearenariaparasitizingplantainmusasppaabinnigeria
AT bertw reportofmeloidogynearenariaparasitizingplantainmusasppaabinnigeria