Research on Intergrated crop protection systems with emphasis on the root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne SPP.) affecting economic food crops in developing nations

Abstract

The International Meloidogyne Project (IMP) was funded initially for two years (June 30, 1975-June 30, 1977) by the Agency for International Development through a contract with North Carolina State University. The IMP was established to initiate a comprehensive, worldwide study of the biology, ecology, pathogenicity and control of root-knot nematodes. These pests are serious pathogens on a worldwide basis, and are limiting crop production capabilities in many developing countries. Because accurate identification of field populations is essential for control, initial efforts or the project are involved in improving identifications techniques, along with the study of species distribution and pathogenic variation within each species.