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Simple inorganic salts of the ions K+, NH +4 , Cs+, NO −3 , and Cl− are strongly repellent to infective second-stage larvae of the root knot nematode,Meloidogyne incognita. Some of these salts are known to be beneficial to plant growth. The results suggest a new means of plant protection.
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Castro, C.E., Belser, N.O., McKinney, H.E. et al. Strong repellency of the root knot nematode,Meloidogyne incognita by specific inorganic ions. J Chem Ecol 16, 1199–1205 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01021019
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