Root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne spp.) is one of the important disease of medicinal plant cultivation and seriously hinders the sustainable development of traditional Chinese medicine industry. We introduced the main species, identification methods and control strategies of root-knot nematode diseases in the medicinal plants in this study. Identifications of morphology and molecular were the main tools for the distinction of root-knot nematodes at present. This study stated that integrated system was established for root-knot nematode control, including that integrated control technique was the first step, disease-resistant varieties with high yield were the basis, and normalized patterns of cultivation and management were the measure. These strategies would improve the sustainable development of medicinal plants and environmental protection.
Keywords: integrated control; medicinal plants; molecular identification; morphological identification; root-knot nematode.
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