Figure 8. Tomato infected with Meloidogyne (the root-knot nematode) (Courtesy R. S. Hussey, used by permission of the Society of Nematologists). Some nematode species, but not all, upon root invasion cause the plant cells to enlarge and divide. Such root distortions dramatically reduce the ability of the root to absorb water and nutrients. Note the massively swollen roots.
Figure 8.  Tomato infected with Meloidogyne (the root-knot nematode) (Courtesy R. S. Hussey, used by permission of the Society of Nematologists). Some nematode species, but not all, upon root invasion cause the plant cells to enlarge and divide. Such root distortions dramatically reduce the ability of the root to absorb water and nutrients. Note the massively swollen roots.

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