IFAS Extension
Release Date: 1/13/2026
Agriculture
Abstract
One of the production issues that peach growers in Florida must contend with is plant-parasitic nematodes. This publication will focus on the peach root-knot nematode, Meloidogynefloridensis.
About this Publication
This document is HS1320, one of a series of the Department of Horticultural Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date July 2018. Revised April 2025. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.
How to Cite
Maquilan, M. A. D., Sarkosh, A., & Dickson, D. W. (2025). Peach Root-knot Nematode. EDIS, 2025(2). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-hs1320-2018
Authors
Donald Dickson
Specialist
University of Florida
professor emeritus, nematology, UF/IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology, Gainesville, FL
Mary Ann D. Maquilan
alum (Ph.D. 2017), plant breeding and genetics, UF/IFAS Department of Horticultural Sciences, Gainesville, FL
Ali Sarkhosh
Specialist
University of Florida
associate professor and Extension specialist, fruit crops, UF/IFAS Department of Horticultural Sciences, Gainesville, FL
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