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Interaction between Root Knot Nematode and Pseudomonas marginata on Gladiolus Corms. M. A. El-Goorani, Plant Pathology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt; M. K. Abo-El-Dahab(2), and F. F. Mehiar(3). (2)(3)Plant Pathology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt. Phytopathology 64:271-272. DOI: 10.1094/Phyto-64-271.

The presence of the root knot nematode Meloidogyne javanica greatly increased the severity of gladiolus scab, caused by Pseudomonas marginata, as well as the number of scabbed corms. This is the first record of an interaction between these organisms.