Insights in nematode DNA sequencing raises interest in Southern Africa
From 28 September to 1 October 2025, the NEM-EMERGE coordinator, Hans Helder, from Wageningen University, gave a keynote talk entitled “Insights in…
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Looking for heat-stable resistance genes in tomato plants
A group of NEM-EMERGE researchers from Wageningen University is working to find outnovel tomato plants carrying heat-stable resistance to root-knot nematodes, which…
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Upgrading NemaDecide to Detect Virulent Potato Cyst Nematode Populations
A team of NEM-EMERGE researchers at Stichting Wageningen Research are enhancing the decision support system NemaDecide to include the detection of newly…
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NEM-EMERGE: an opportunity for young researchers
The NEM-EMERGE project offers young researchers the opportunity to join a network combining fundamental research with practical applications. It attracts the attention…
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An accurate root-knot nematode species detection kit developed in NEM-EMERGE
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The third day of the NEM-EMERGE project covered the work done in the work packages devoted to the management of potato cyst…
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Good news on the advancements of NEM-EMERGE in the second meeting day
The second meeting day of the NEM-EMERGE first annual meeting was featured by the preliminary and first results partners have come up…
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NEM-EMERGE meets at its First Annual Meeting in Donostia / San Sebastian
From 10 to 12 March, the NEM-EMERGE consortium met in Donostia / San Sebastian for the first annual meeting of the project….
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NEM-EMERGE finds a non-invasive method to detect potato-cyst nematodes in plants
With the aim of developing non-invasive methods for nematode infestation in potato fields, a number of researcher partners of NEM-EMERGE investigated whether…
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Surveys and samplings with farmers in Türkiye and Spain
The NEM-EMERGE Spanish and Turkish teams are conducting surveys with farmers alongside their soil sampling, aimed at bridging the current gap regarding…
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NEM-EMERGE attracts attention at the 5th Annual Workshop of the EURL for Plant Parasitic Nematodes
Dr. Barbara Geric Stare from the Agricultural Institute of Slovenia participated in the 5th Annual Workshop of the EURL for Plant Parasitic…
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A pitch and eat event in Wageningen about nematodes
On 17 October 2024, the NEM-EMERGE partners at Hilbrands Laboratorium participated in a pitch and eat event organised by Kadans, the company…
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A model to simulate nematode population densities and genetic frequencies under different control strategies
A group of researchers from NEM-EMERGE partner INRAE recently published an article in the journal Evolutionary Applications. The study was started before…
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Hello World! NEM-EMERGE is underway
In January 2024, the NEM-EMERGE project got underway, and the consortium partners met in Wageningen on 22-23 February to celebrate the project’s…
