Sublethal concentrations of conventional nematicides alter the physiological activities of Meloidogyne incognita and suppress parasitism.

Reducing nematicide dose rates could be a useful strategy for mitigating their negative effects on health and the environment. In this study, enzymatic activities and the parasitic ability of Meloidogyne incognita after exposure to sub-lethal concentrations (0.25, 1, 2, and 5 ppm) of ethoprophos, fenamiphos, and oxamyl were investigated.

Silver and zinc oxide nanoparticles disrupt essential parasitism, neuropeptidergic, and expansion-like proteins genes in Meloidogyneincognita.

Meloidogyne incognita leads to considerable losses in crop productivity. In this study, the impact of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) and zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs) in 100, 200, or 300 ppm concentrations were investigated on some essential genes of M. incognita in vitro.