| ABSTRACT: Problems with root-knot nematodes, caused by genus Meloidogyne, can be controlled through the introduction of resistance genes in commercial varieties of tomatoes. However, plants of the hybrid ‘Heinz 9992’ for industrial processing, carrying the Mi gene, were reported with their roots severely infected in experimental cultivation in Goiás State of Brazil with symptoms typical of galls caused by Meloidogyne spp. After dissecting the galls present in the root samples, the females of the nematodes were removed and afterwards, performed the analysis of the perineal pattern and the biochemical characterization by electrophoresis of isoenzymes, besides the pathogenicity test. The pathogen analyzed was identified as Meloidogyne incognita. The... |
