Plant Parasitic
Nematodes
AN INTRODUCTION
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Daniel Snyder
Last Edited:
May 30, 2002
Genus Radinaphelenchus
Radinaphelenchus cocophilus
similar to
B. xylophilus
vectored by palm weevil
important pathogen of coconut palms causing "red ring of coconut"
disrupts vascular transport, eventually kills trees
