DISEASES OF ROOTS MIGRATORY ECTOPARASITES

Criconemoides = “ring” nematodes
Symptoms
- Necrotic lesions result from cell death.
-Destruction of new root growth affects whole plant
and its physiology.
-Contributes to "peach short life".
-Trees begin by growing normally, but die in a few
years.
-Frost damage, poor soil and other pathogens may
also be involved.
-Nematode makes trees more vulnerable to stresses.