Posts By: Oihane Lakar

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An accurate root-knot nematode species detection kit developed in NEM-EMERGE

2 October 2025

NEM-EMERGE researchers from HLB, with the collaboration of partners from Stichting Wageningen Research, the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority, and…

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Key Collection of Root-Knot Nematodes to Study Virulence in Tomato

29 September 2025

The NEM-EMERGE researchers at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya are coordinating the creation of a collection of root-knot nematode populations impacting tomato…

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The adaptation of potato cyst nematodes to overcome potato resistance is specific to each resistance factor, meaning that cross-infection does not occur

17 September 2025

NEM-EMERGE partners at INRAE have recently published an article in the Molecular Ecology journal, where they report their findings regarding the way…

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Experiments to figure out tomatoes’ resistance level

25 August 2025

NEM-EMERGE partners at the Agricultural Institute of Slovenia are testing the virulence of root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) on tomatoes with varying degrees of…

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OECD symposium, a great networking opportunity

18 July 2025

The symposium ‘Nematodes on the Move’ was held on 14-16 July under the direction of the Co-operative Research Programme: Sustainable Agricultural and…

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Enriching experience at the joint meeting of EAPR and EUCARPIA

11 July 2025

The 20th Joint Meeting of EAPR ‘Breeding and Varietal Assessment’ and EUCARPIA ‘Potatoes’ 2025 was held in St Andrews, Scotland, from 15…

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Workshop on nematode DNA extraction for genome sequencing

3 July 2025

On June 26th and 27th, a two-day international workshop was hosted by Sebastian Kiewnick and his PhD candidate Hemanth Gopal at the…

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NEM-EMERGE confirms that the patchy distribution of potato cyst nematodes in a single field is driven by microbes

28 May 2025

In a piece of research carried out by NEM-EMERGE partners at Wageningen University and Hilbrands Laboratorium reveals that soil microbial communities underlie…

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Data gathering on Turkish tomato growers’ practices and the impact of root knot nematodes

19 March 2025

From 2 to 8 February 2025, the NEM-EMERGE Ondokuz Mayıs University and The James Hutton Institute teams worked together for data gathering…

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The NEM-EMERGE first annual meeting comes to an end looking forward to

13 March 2025

The third day of the NEM-EMERGE project covered the work done in the work packages devoted to the management of potato cyst…