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A juvenile root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita, penetrates a tomato root. Once inside, the juvenile, which also attacks cotton roots, causes a gall to form and robs the plant of nutrients.

 

Photo by William Wergin and Richard Sayre. Colorized by Stephen Ausmus.





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