Plant-parasitic nematodes are important pathogenic nematodes that seriously threaten the sustainable development of agriculture and cause huge economic losses to global agriculture every year.
The Society of Nematologists estimates that plant-parasitic nematodes are responsible for $100 billion in crop yield losses worldwide each year.
In the U.S. alone, more than $5 billion is lost each year in crop yields including soybeans, cotton, sugar beets, tomatoes, and other fruits and vegetables.
In Brazil, nematode-induced economic losses in crops (soybean, cotton, sugar cane and coffee) can average up to US$ 200 per hectare.
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