First Report of Columbia Root Knot Nematode (Meloidogyne chitwoodi) in Potato in Texas

Authors

A. L. Szalanski, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
P. G. Mullin, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
T. S. Harris, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
T. O. Powers, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

ORCID IDs

T. O. Powers

Date of this Version

4-2001

Citation

Plant Disease, Published by The American Phytopathological Society April 2001, Volume 85, Number 4, Page 442 http://dx.doi.org/10.1094/PDIS.2001.85.4.442D

Comments

Open Access.

Abstract

Columbia root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne chitwoodi Golden et al. (1) was identified from potatoes, Solanum tuberosum L., collected from Dallam County, Texas in October 2000. Seed potatoes are the most likely source for this introduction. This nematode is currently found infecting potatoes grown in California, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. Some countries prohibit import of both seed and table stock potatoes originating in states known to harbor M. chitwoodi. Lesions on the potatoes had discrete brown coloration with white central spots in the outer 1 cm of the tuber flesh. Female nematode densities averaged 3 per square centimeter of a potato section beneath the lesions. Nematodes were morphologically identified as M. chitwoodi based on the perineal pattern of mature females and the tail shape of juveniles per Golden et al. (1).