The body wall cuticle of adult females of Meloidodera charis, Atolodera lonicerae, and Sarisodera hydrophila is examined by transmission electron and light microscopy for comparison with Heterodera schachtii and previous observations of additional species of Heterodera, Globodera, and Punctodera. The cuticle of M. charis is least complex, consisting of layers A, B, C (with A outermost), and var...

Two flue-cured tobacco cultivars, VA-81 and PD-4, resistant to Globodera tabacum solanacearum were tested for resistance to G. tabacum in field and greenhouse experiments. A G. tabacum-susceptible broadleaf cultivar CT86-4 was used for comparison. In a greenhouse screening procedure, VA-81 and PD-4 had, respectively, 1 of 24 and 0 of 24 plants with any cysts visible on the root systems. All 24 ...