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  • Image: Compacted or rocky soil 1
    Credit: R. Michael Davis, University of California Statewide IPM Program
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green arrowCompacted or rocky soil

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  • Image: Northern Root Knot Nematode 1
    Credit: A.F. Sherf, Cornell University
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green arrowNorthern Root Knot Nematode
Meloidogyne hapla

  • Tap root is stunted, deformed, or forked
  • Many fibrous roots may be present
  • Many small round to irregular lumps and swellings can be found on both the tap root and fibrous roots
  • In severely infected plants, carrot tops may be stunted, yellow, and wilt during the day
  • More information on Northern Root Knot Nematode...
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  • Image: Pythium Root Dieback 1
    Credit: David B. Langston, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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green arrowPythium Root Dieback
Pythium spp.

  • Carrot root is short stunted and may be forked or misshapen
  • Carrot top may yellow and wilt if root damage is severe
  • Horizontal lesions (1/10 cm to 1 cm) may appear on the surface of the root
  • Common in heavy wet soils and organic soils

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