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PUBLISHED descriptions of the course of infestation of roots of legume species by root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) are not new. As early as 1932 Godfrey and Oliveira1 followed the process of infestation in cowpea (Vigna sinensis) in root observation boxes containing sterilized soil.
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ROBINSON, P. Root-knot Nematodes and Legume Nodules. Nature 189, 506–507 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/189506b0
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