2023/11/21 by Victor Hugo Moura de Souza, Sophia Moracchioli Philadelphi, Rafael Galbieri +2 · 1 voice · 1 citation
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems #Nematode management and characterization studies #Plant Disease Management Techniques
paper · pdf · doi:10.1111/ppa.13829
openalex publication_date 2023/11/21 · openalex created_date 2023/11/23 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
Abstract Aphelenchoides besseyi is an emerging and yet overlooked plant parasite of many economically important crops, including cotton, soybean and common bean. It presents an economic risk to these crops in several countries, notably in Brazil. Although first reported infecting strawberries in the United States as early as 1942, it was only identified to be the causal agent of green stem and foliar retention (GSFR) disease in Brazil in 2017. Currently, there are no chemical nematicides registered in Brazil against A . besseyi , and no known sources of genetic resistance. Here, we review the biology of A . besseyi , its spread across Brazil, its relevance to the country's current and future agriculture and the limited control measures. We describe control measures that have been successfully used to manage infestations of other plant‐parasitic nematodes and could potentially be extended to use in the control of A . besseyi . We also review and discuss potential future control measures, such as RNA interference and genome editing, for the development of crops with enhanced resistance to A . besseyi .