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Table 7 Host reaction, host resistance/ susceptibility and host category of three cowpea cultivars as affected by root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita infection

From: Differential responses of certain field pea and cowpea cultivars to root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita for commercial release

Cowpea Cultivars

Average total %Red. of plant growth and yield

Average %Red. potential

Host reaction*

Host resistance/susceptibility

Host category**

Kafr El-Sheikh

17.9

86.5

HA

HS

HS

Dokki

16.6

80.2

HA

MS

S

331

20.7

100.0

HA

MS

S

  1. *20–50.9%Red. potential = moderately affected (MA); 51–100% = highly affected (HA).
  2. **HA+MS = susceptible (S); HA+HS = highly susceptible (HS). Red.= reduction
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