Bambaranut nematodes
Namibian crop pests  #  91

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DRAFT
Bambaranut fields (Vigna subterranea) at Mahenene Research Station were severely attacked by nematodes. Plants went pale green and eventually wilted and died off. Note the uneven distribution in the field, which leaves open patches in the bambaranut field without a single plants.
 

Bambara nut plants affected by nematodes

Patches of dead bambaranut plants

 

Common names: 

No vernacular names were recorded

Pest status:

The pest status is unknown. 

Description:

Affected Bambaranut plants turn pale-green to yellow in colour and begin to wilt. Eventually the plants dies off. The distribution is not uniform over the field, so there will be patches that grow well next to patches where all plants have died. 

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