Evaluation of fluopyram for southern root-knot nematode management in tomato production in China

The southern root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) is one of major challenges tomato growers face in vegetable production; and phase out of methyl bromide and the restricted use of soil fumigants have been accelerating application of non-fumigant nematicides for control of this economically important plant-parasitic nematode. Fluopyram, a succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor fungicide, has been widely used to control fungal diseases in...