ABSTRACT

The root-knot nematode is the most widely distributed nematode that affects cotton. Currently, there are no nematode resistant varieties available to cotton producers in the southern cotton belt. In 2003, twenty entries from the regional breeder strain test were evaluated for root-knot resistance at the Red River Research Station in Bossier City, Louisiana. None of the entries were as resistant to root-knot nematodes as the check varieties Acala Nemx and Stoneville LA 887.