Degree of resistance of Solanum torvum cultivars to Mi-1.2-virulent and avirulent isolates of Meloidogyne incognita, Meloidogyne javanica, and Meloidogyne luci

Root-knot nematodes (RKN) cause yield losses in eggplant-growing areas. There are no known varieties of eggplant ( L.) that are resistant to RKNs. However, the wild relative of eggplant, (Sw.), provides resistance to some RKN species and is used as a rootstock for cultivated eggplants. Therefore, determination of the reproductive capacity of nematodes on eggplant rootstocks developed from is required for effective management of RKNs that are widely present in vegetable growing areas. In the present study, the degree of reproduction of -virulent and avirulent isolates of . , . , and . on eggplant rootstocks, Hawk and Boğaç, was evaluated in a plant growth chamber. Hawk and Boğaç were resistant (