Oviedo, Florida, Zone 10A: This is just a documentary showing all the plants that I learned from experience that are prone to Root-Knot-Nematode (RKN). I am struggling and battling with RKN and none of the methods I have used seemed to help get rid of RKN. Please do your own research on how to treat RKN.
Images of plants’ root system infested with Root-Knot-Nematodes in my garden:
Image of RKN infested Japanese Okinawa Okra roots
Image of RKN in Max Pack F1 Cucumber roots:
Image of RKN infested in tomato roots:
Image of RKN infested in pepper plant roots –
Image of RKN infested in Chinese celery roots –
Image of RKN infested in Vietnamese red stem molohkhia spinach (rau đay đỏ) roots –
Image of RKN infested in Sunshine Ligustrum roots –
Image of RKN infested in Pearl Polianthes
To be continued …
What is Root-Knot-Nematode? Here are some helpful resource links for you to read about it for more information about RKN. I am no scientist so I don’t go into details about the scientific explanation and how to treat it because I am struggling dealing with RKN myself. I researched and tried several expensive treating methods with no use.
In summary, it’s a microscopic parasite that looks like a worm hosting or inhibiting inside the roots of plants causing the roots to enlarge or form rounded bumps. Those are RKN which sucks the nutrients of the plants in the plant’s root system, stunting plant’s health and growth, and eventually killing the plant.
