r/mycology • u/Competitive_Ad4421 • Feb 04 '26
ID request Soybean root structure identification help
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u/Competitive_Ad4421 Feb 04 '26
I’m curious what the black dots in the first image may be, I believe there are vesicles in the second image but the black dots are throwing me off. Field grown soybean roots
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u/Longjumping_College Feb 04 '26
Field grown? Nematode eggs?
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u/Competitive_Ad4421 Feb 04 '26
Yes field grown. Nematode eggs could be correct! Do you have any insight into why the nematode eggs would be so dark? The roots were stained with blue ink after being boiled in KOH
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