First report of root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita, infecting hops, Humulus lupulus, in São Paulo, Brazil

In 2019, during a nematologic survey in Jaboticabal, Brazil, root-knot nematode parasitizing hops ( ) was identified with based on morphological characters of adults, esterase phenotypes ( = 16), and molecular analysis. Modified Koch’s postulates was carried out and after 90 days, the average total population recovered had different stages of development, with a reproductive factor (RF) of 4.81. This is the first report of as a host of in the state of São Paulo and in Brazil.