The host suitability of thirteen pineapple varieties, namely Smooth Cayenne, Abacaxi-de-gomo, Bico-de-rosa. Boituva, Guiana, Huitota, Manzana, Natal Queen, Pérola, Perolera, Rondon, Roxo-de-Tefé, and Turi Verde, for Meloidogyne incognita race I was evaluated under infested field conditions. Only 'Huitota' was considered poor host, showing significantly lower nematode population than 'Smooth Cayenne', known as a good host to M. incognita.
Ananas comosus; pineapple varieties; host reaction; Meloidogyne incognita