Fig. 1
Ginger (Zingiber officinale) (A) and turmeric (Curcuma longa) infected with Meloidogyne javanica from an organic farm in Wheeler County, Georgia showing severely galled roots. Numerous egg masses of the nematode are evident protruding from galled roots of both ginger (C) and turmeric (D).
Fig. 2
Healthy ginger (left) and ginger infected with Meloidogyne javanica (right) showing stunted growth of the rhizomes, collected from nematode-infested soils on an organic farm in Wheeler County, Georgia.