Apparently it is resistant to root knot nematodes and is shade-tolerant.
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The recent potato incident concerns the Columbia root knot nematode, which is harmless to humans.
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Columbia root knot nematodes feed on potatoes, creating bumps and other disfigurements that make for an unappetizing appearance.
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Plant cover crops such as cereal rye to add organic matter and disrupt the life cycle of root knot nematodes.
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The false root knot nematode " Nacobbus aberrans " has a wide host range of up to 84 species including many weeds.
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The worm, called a root knot nematode, lives in the soil, devours potato plants and burrows inside the tuber, reducing a potato's market value.
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A : When a boxwood dies and then one next to it does, too, it is possible that root knot nematodes are at work.
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As root knot nematode infection progresses, and generally later in the season, secondary root and pod rots cause further damage and eventual death of the plants.
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Root symptoms are similar to those caused by all nematodes including a reduction in number of feeder roots and root stunting, but root knot nematodes cause unique symptoms on roots and pods.