nematode

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Seventy-two percent of the samples pulled in west Tennessee farmer fields last year were infested with cyst nematode, according to Newman.

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  1. noun Any of several worms of the phylum Nematoda, having unsegmented, cylindrical bodies, often narrowing at each end, and including parasitic forms such as the hookworm and pinworm. Also called roundworm.

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  • Alfalfa fields across California have been attacked by the alfalfa stem nematode, which leaves the plants dead. —  Daily Democrat Most Viewed
  • To be certain what factors are behind plant dieback in alfalfa fields, leaves and stems of affected plants should be checked for the nematode. —  Daily Democrat Most Viewed
  • Little is known, however, about their requirement outside the nematode or whether they universally control the timing of developmental processes. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Our studies and the companion comprehensive DauerDB provide molecular insights into the key regulatory mechanisms associated with dauer entry in vivo and suggest strategic countermeasures for developing novel anti-nematode compounds against many plant-parasitic nematodes (e.g., the pine wood nematode and soybean cyst nematode) under various harsh environments. —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • Dwinell LD (1997) The pinewood nematode: regulation and mitigation. —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
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  1. From New Latin Nēmatōda, phylum name : nemato- + New Latin -ōda (alteration of -oīdea, from neuter pl. of Greek -oeidēs, -oid).

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  1. from Greek νηματώδης, thread-like: see nematoid.
 

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