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. 2023 Jan 24;14:1106784. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1106784

Table 4.

Comparison of different plant nematode detection methods.

Category Technology Advantages Disadvantages Site References
Morphology Morphological methods Intuitive, low cost Difficult to judge accurately; complex to operate and requires specialized technicians In the lab (Oliveira et al., 2011)
Biochemical Methods Isozymes It can reflect phylogenetic relationships; High sensitivity Mainly used only for root-knot nematodes; Time-consuming (Dickson et al., 1970)
Mass spectral analyses fast, reliable, high sensitivity Time- consuming, requires specialized skills (Rivero et al., 2022)
PCR Methods DNA barcoding Accuracy Time-consuming (Hebert et al., 2003)
Droplet digital PCR High sensitivity and low amount of template DNA Expensive reagents and instruments (Rougemont et al., 2004)
Gene chip technology Fast, accuracy Expensive equipment, immature technology (Fodor, 1997)
RFLPs Reliable and reproducible Complex operations, requiring large amounts of DNA Blok and Powers, 2009
RAPD Generates a large amount of information Lacks repeatability, requires strict experimental reaction (Feng et al., 2005)
SCAR High sensitivity and specificity Time-consuming (Chen et al., 2011)
RT-qPCR Sensitive, reliable Time- consuming, equipment relatively expensive (Berry et al., 2008)
ddPCR High sensitivity, Simple, convenient Expensive instruments Chen et al., 2022)
Isothermal Amplification Technology LAMP Low cost, simple operation, low equipment demand False-positive results Outdoors and in the field (Ahuja and Somvanshi, 2021)
RPA Fast, high sensitivity and specificity, Low cost, simple operation, low equipment demand, visualization of results False-positive results; Required to design specific primers, probes, and gRNA (Babu et al., 2018)
LRPA- CRISPR/Cas12a
Spectral techniques Remote sensing systems Fast, large-area detection, dynamic monitoring Requires technical personnel expertise, difficult to capture detailed changes (Tao et al., 2020)
Machine Learning Artificial intelligence fast, accurate and eliminate human errors Lack of professional classification experts and a sufficient number of databases In the lab (Almalki, 2022)