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First Report of Root-Knot Nematode, Meloidogyne incognita, on Tree Houseleek (Aeonium arboreum) in the United States Cover

First Report of Root-Knot Nematode, Meloidogyne incognita, on Tree Houseleek (Aeonium arboreum) in the United States

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|Aug 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jofnem-2025-0031 | Journal eISSN: 2640-396X | Journal ISSN: 0022-300X
Language: English
Submitted on: Jan 23, 2025
Published on: Aug 31, 2025
Published by: Society of Nematologists, Inc.
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 times per year

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