Nematodes in the soil are a common problem for tomato growers. Nematodes are microscopic worms and are not to be confused with our favorite invertebrate, the earthworm. Nematodes cannot be seen with ...

Megalaima incognita induces transcriptome reprograming in an infection stage-dependent manner. A: Venn diagram showing overlapping and uniquely differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between galls and ...

When the temperatures got in the 90s, my tomatoes not only stopped producing, they turned into brown, dried up stalks. Of course, I pulled them out. When I did, I saw that the roots were all twisted ...

June is the time of the gardening year when a nasty pest awakes from its winter sleep (called dormancy) and makes its presence known. The hidden enemy of many garden plants is the root-knot nematode, ...

Tomato plants are more resistant against nematodes when colonized by a fungus, new research demonstrates. Plants are constantly challenged by hungry animals and infectious microbes. For tomato plants, ...

These tomato roots have been infected with southern root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne incognita). The microscopic roundworms form galls or "knots" where they feed, ultimately stunting the plants and ...

DEAR GARDEN COACH: My tomatoes plants did well the first two months of their life and then went downhill fast. I fertilized, mulched and watered with care, all to no avail. I pulled them up and ...

Pulling out your tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum) by the roots at the end of the season might feel like a proper cleanup. But it could be the number one mistake you can make in your garden. This ...