The relation between wheat yield and early damage of roots by cereal cyst nematode

1982 ◽  
Vol 22 (116) ◽  
pp. 201 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Simon ◽  
AD Rovira

A survey of 14 farmers' fields in the Northern Adelaide Plains in 1978 showed that cereal cyst nematode (Heterodera avenae Woll.) was the major factor limiting wheat yields, with a relation of r = -0.86 (P < 0.001) between damage to wheat roots at the seedling stage and grain yield. None of the 12 physical and chemical properties of the soils measured was related to cereal cyst nematode damage or grain yield. Samples taken from experimental plots with similar soil and climate showed a build up of H. avenae after four successive wheat crops and highly significant negative correlations between the damage to seminal roots by H. avenae, dry weight at flowering, and grain yield. A highly significant positive correlation of 0.84 existed between the damage to the seminal roots and the number of females (white cysts) on the roots at flowering.


1991 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 367 ◽  
Author(s):  
RFde Boer ◽  
JF Kollmorgen ◽  
BJ Macauley ◽  
PR Franz ◽  
Boer RF De

The effects of method, time and number of cultivations on root diseases and yield of wheat were studied in a field experiment, in 1985, on a calcareous sandy loam in the Victorian Mallee. The incidence and severity of rhizoctonia root rot (Rhizoctonia solani) were higher in direct-drilled wheat than in wheat sown after cultivation. Compared with direct drilling, the severity of rhizoctonia root rot in seedlings was reduced by 40% with cultivation 20 weeks before sowing; by 70% with cultivation 1 day before sowing; and by 90% with 2 cultivations, the first at 16 weeks and the second 1 day before sowing. Cultivation generally increased the incidence of common root rot (Bipolaris sorokiniana) but had no significant effects on the severity of damage by the cereal cyst nematode (Heterodera avenae) or the number of nematode cysts produced, compared with direct drilling. The incidence and severity of root diseases, and the number of H. avenae cysts produced, were not significantly different in wheat sown after rotary hoeing than in wheat sown after scarifying. The severity of damage by H. avenae, the number of nematode cysts and the incidence of common root rot were higher (45, 70 and 36%, respectively) when scarifying was done 1 day before sowing, compared with scarifying 20 weeks earlier. Differences in sowing depth probably caused this effect since seed was sown deeper (as indicated by subcrown internode lengths) and plant emergence was less in the latter treatment. The timing and number of cultivations with a rotary hoe, however, did not significantly affect the severity of damage by H. avenae, the number of nematode cysts or the incidence of common root rot. The incidence of common root rot was correlated (r = 0.71) with the subcrown internode lengths, indicating that the deeper the seed was sown the greater the proportion of plants with the disease. Dry weight of seedlings and grain yield were negatively correlated (r = -0.79 and -0.66) with the severity of damage caused by H. avenae. Plant dry weight and grain yield were, however, not correlated with the severity of rhizoctonia root rot or the incidence of common root rot.



1970 ◽  
Vol 10 (43) ◽  
pp. 172 ◽  
Author(s):  
RH Brown ◽  
JW Meagher ◽  
NK McSwain

The nematicides Temik (2, methyl 2 (methylthio) propionaldehyde 0-(methylcarbamol) oxime), Lannate (S methyl N-((methylcarbamoyl) oxy) thioacetimidate), ethylene dibromide, and dibromochloropropane were tested for control of the cereal cyst nematode (Heterodera avenae Woll.) in field experiments with wheat in the 1968-69 season at Sea Lake, Victoria. All chemical treatments significantly reduced white cyst production, and four of the treatments increased grain yield, and reduced nematode carry-over. Temik broadcast at 11 kg a.i. per hectare provided the best nematode control and more than trebled grain yield. Lannate (13 kg a.i. per hectare) was almost as effective. Dibromochloropropane was an effective nematicide, but at 65 1 per hectare was phytotoxic.



1972 ◽  
Vol 12 (59) ◽  
pp. 662 ◽  
Author(s):  
RH Brown

The nematicides Temik (2, methyl 2 (methylthio) propionaldehyde 0-(methylcarbamoyl) oxime), Lannate (S methyl N-((methylcarbamoyl) oxy) thioacetimidate), Nemafos (0, 0-diethyl 0-2 pyrazinyl phosphorothioate), Nemacur P (ethyl 4-(methylthio)-m-tolyl isopropyl phosphoramidate), Mocap (0-ethyl S, S-dipropyl phosphorothioate), and Vydate (S-methyl l-(dimethylcarbam0~1)-N-((methylcarbamoyl) oxy) thioformidate) were tested for control of the cereal cyst nematode (Hekrodera avenae Woll.) in field experiments with wheat in the seasons 1969-70 to 1971-72 at Sea Lake, Victoria. All chemical treatments significantly reduced white cyst production and nematode carry-over in each of the three seasons. In 1969 the plots were severely damaged by field mice, and in 1970 unfavourable seasonal conditions prevented large increases in grain yield from being obtained, although significant yield increases were obtained in 1971. Temik (9 kg a.i. ha-1) and Vydate (2 kg a.i. ha-1) provided excellent nematode control and gave the best grain yield increases (880 kg ha-1). Plants from plots treated with Temik at the higher rate (9 kg a.i. ha-1) were cyst-free in each experiment, and hlocap used at the same rate was severely phytotoxic. In a resowing experiment, all 1969 chemical treatments significantly reduced white cyst production and lowered nematode carry-over in 1971, although only four of the treatments provided significant increases in grain yield viz (Temik 9 at 2 kg a.i. ha-1 with added sulphate of ammonia, and Nemafos and Mocap both at 9 kg a i ha-1). Grain from plots treated with Temik and Lannate at the higher rate (9 kg a.i. ha-1) was analysed for the presence of chemical residues. No Lannate residues were detected, and Temik residues were less than 0.1 p.p.m



Plant Disease ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 98 (12) ◽  
pp. 1654-1660 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hai Yan Wu ◽  
Qiong He ◽  
Jing Liu ◽  
Jian Luo ◽  
De Liang Peng

The cereal cyst nematode (CCN), Heterodera aveane, has been found in 16 provinces of China, including the Shandong winter-wheat-growing region. This study investigated the population dynamics of H. avenae in the winter wheat ‘Jimai 22’ and ‘Tainong 18’ for two consecutive years in the field. Soil and root samples were collected during the winter-wheat-growing season and H. avenae population densities and life-stages determined. H. avenae population dynamics in roots and soil of the two winter wheat cultivars were similar over the 2-year period. Second-stage juvenile (J2) population densities in wheat roots were greatest during booting stage (April), when mean soil temperature was between 11.8 and 14.4°C. Cysts in rhizosphere soil increased significantly when new cysts were formed after Zadoks (Z) 47 (booting stage). There was a peak in J2 population densities in soil during Z23 and Z30 (tillering and stem elongation, respectively) whereas J2 population densities were the lowest at Z13 (seedling stage). This research provides important information indicating that J2 populations in roots and soil increased after the wheat winter dormancy period. Knowledge of when different life stages of H. avenae occur in winter wheat in Shandong will provide valuable insights to enable the development of an integrated approach to manage this plant-parasitic nematode.



1973 ◽  
Vol 13 (64) ◽  
pp. 587 ◽  
Author(s):  
RH Brown

Temik, (2, methyl 2(methylthio) propionaldehyde O-(methylcarbamoyl)oxime) and Lannate, (S methyl N ((methylcarbamoyl)oxy)thioacetimidate) were compared in broadcast and drill row applications at different rates for control of Heterodera avenae on wheat at two sites in Victoria during 1969-1972. All broadcast applications and all drill row treatments except Lannate 0.3 kg ha-1 in 1971, significantly reduced white cyst production. Lannate dusted wheat seed was ineffective. Temik at 9 kg ha-1 broadcast, and 2.2 kg ha-1 in the drill row gave best control of H. avenae and completely prevented production of cysts. Temik, at comparable rates, was a better nematicide than Lannate, and on a rate for rate basis drill row treatments were more effective than broadcast treatments. The degree of nematode control was directly related to the amount of nematicide applied. Significant increases in grain yield were obtained in each experiment. All chemical treatments (except Lannate dusted seed) applied in 1969 significantly reduced white cyst production in 1971 but only four of these provided significant increases in grain yield, viz. Temik (at 9, 4.5 and 2.2 kg ha-1 broadcast, and 2.2 kg ha-1 in the drill row)



Plant Disease ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haolin Li ◽  
Guang Liu ◽  
Daxia Zhang ◽  
Xu Lin ◽  
Guangying Liu ◽  
...  

Cereal cyst nematode (Heterodera avenae), an important plant-parasitic nematode causing yield losses on wheat, has been found in many provinces in China. It is urgent to develop an effective method to protect wheat from H. avenae damage. With a novel mode of action, fluopyram has been registered for controlling root-knot nematodes on cucumber and tomato in China. However, the bioactivity of fluopyram against H. avenae and whether seed treatment is effective in controlling H. avenae on wheat remains unknown. In this study, a bioactivity assay revealed that fluopyram increased the mortality of H. avenae second stage juveniles (J2), with LC50 and LC90 values of 0.92 mg L-1 and 2.92 mg L-1, respectively. Hatching tests showed that H. avenae egg hatching percent decreased 35.2-69.2% with fluopyram at the rate of 1.6-6.4 mg L-1, and the egg hatching period was delayed by 3-9 days compared with the control. In pot and field trials, fluopyram seed treatment significantly reduced H. avenae population density and increased wheat yield by 3.0-13.7%. Therefore, fluopyram seed treatment is an effective approach for the management of H. avenae on wheat in China.



1966 ◽  
Vol 6 (23) ◽  
pp. 425 ◽  
Author(s):  
JW Meagher ◽  
DR Rooney

Rotations of two or four years sown barrel medic pasture, or volunteer (non-medic) pasture, were compared with a fallow-wheat rotation at Natimuk in the Victorian Wimmera. The fallow-wheat rotation maintained a high population of cereal cyst nematode and a low level of nitrogen fertility. Increase of fertility was greatest under barrel medic (0.006 per cent total nitrogen per year). Though lowest nematode populations were recorded after four years barrel medic plus fallow (0.25 eggs per gram of soil), a shorter period of medic ley may be more practical. Wheat yield following wheat-fallow (24.2 bushels an acre) was increased after two years natural pasture plus fallow (38.4 bushels an acre) but almost doubled after two years barrel medic plus fallow (46.0 bushels an acre). A single years fallow reduced the nematode population by 56-75 per cent, but there was a rapid increase whenever wheat was grown. Following two years medic ley plus fallow, only one or two wheat crops could be grown on a fallow-wheat rotation before the nematode population returned to its original level.



Plant Disease ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 101 (6) ◽  
pp. 973-976 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dianli Zhang ◽  
Hongyan Wang ◽  
Xiaoxue Ji ◽  
Kaiyun Wang ◽  
Dong Wang ◽  
...  

The cereal cyst nematode (CCN, Heterodera avenae) is a major pest in wheat and until now there is no pesticide registered to control this pest in China. Development of effective methods of controlling CCN is urgently needed. Abamectin is a biological pesticide that has a high nematicide activity. However, the efficacy of abamectin soil application to control CCN in wheat and its effect on yield in China remains unknown. Therefore, laboratory, greenhouse, and field tests were carried out to evaluate the potential of abamectin soil applications for CCN control and improvement of wheat yield. Laboratory tests showed that abamectin exhibited knockdown toxicity to CCN, with LC50 and LC90 values 9.8 and 59.4 mg liter–1. Greenhouse experiment and field trials showed that soil applications of abamectin provided significant CCN control and higher straw dry weights and wheat grain yields. There was an 8.5 to 19.3% yield increase from the various abamectin treatments compared with the control. The results of this study demonstrated that abamectin exhibited a high nematicidal activity to H. avenae and adequate performance to enhance wheat crop yields.



1985 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 191 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Simon ◽  
AD Rovira

In a field experiment, the numbers of immature females of cereal cyst nematode (Heterodera avenae Woll.) on roots of wheat at anthesis were 14 1, 220 and 324 per plant with 0, 100 and 400 kg/ha superphosphate respectively. The field site, with an average annual rainfall of 450 mm, was located at Coonalpyn, S.A. (35�4 1'S., 139� 52'E.) on a grey-brown, calcareous, loamy earth. Wheat seedlings were grown under controlled environment conditions in two soils with identical chemical and physical properties, but with initial populations of H. avenae of 1.1 and 5.8 eggs/g soil to study the response in shoot and root growth to superphosphate either mixed through the soil or banded with the seed. Using aldicarb, it was shown that H. avenae reduced the length of seminal root axes per plant by 33% in soil containing 1.1 eggs of H. avenae/g and by 74% in soil containing 5.8 eggs/g. Length of seminal root axes was not affected by superphosphate. The length of lateral roots per plant was increased by controlling H. avenae with aldicarb in soil containing 5.8 eggs/g but not in soil containing 1.1 eggs/g. When superphosphate was banded with the seed, the length of lateral roots per plant increased by 33% in soil containing 1.1 eggs/g and by 55% in soil containing 5.8 eggs/g. In soil containing the lower initial population of H. avenae, shoot dry weight was increased by 97% when superphosphate was mixed through the soil and 100% when banded with the seed. However, in soil containing the higher initial population of H. avenae, the responses were 48 and 94% to mixed and banded superphosphate respectively, indicating that plants severely infected with H. avenae are less able to utilize phosphate distributed through the soil. The results have practical implications in that the method of application and amount of superphosphate in fields infested with H. avenae will affect the build-up of the nematode when cereals are grown; furthermore, in infested soils, the plant response to superphosphate would be greater when the fertilizer is banded with the seed.



1982 ◽  
Vol 22 (116) ◽  
pp. 209 ◽  
Author(s):  
PM King ◽  
AD Rovira ◽  
PG Brisbane ◽  
A Simon ◽  
RH Brown

Response of vegetative growth and grain yield of wheat Triticum aestivum cv. Condor to the control of cereal cyst nematode Heterodera avenae by nematicides applied with the seed, in the drill row was assessed in twenty field trials. These trials were conducted in 1978 on three soil types near Coonalpyn, South Australia. Aldicarb was used at all sites and fosthietan and terbufos at four sites. Significant grain yield increases to aldicarb were obtained at 12 sites while yields were increased by the three nematicides at three sites. Numbers of eggs of H. avenae were determined in soil taken in January 1978, and these counts showed that all sites were infested over the range 0.03-8.5 eggs/g soil. Plant assays of the soils assessed the reduction in the length of seminal root axes (range 0-45%) and the severity of the root knotting caused by H. avenae. The egg densities in the soil, reduction in the length of the seminal root axes and disease ratings in the plant assay were highly correlated with each other (r = 0.75; P< 0.001 to 0.91, P< 0.001). These variables were not significantly correlated with grain yield increase due to aldicarb on the two major wheat soils studied, although a correlation, explaining 32-42% of the increase, existed when all sites were considered. A mathematical model based on cropping history and an estimated annual hatch of eggs of H. avenae failed to show a relation between these variables and the yield increase from nematicide. H. avenae caused severe disease and yield loss on calcareous loams and red duplex soils but had only minimal effects at the sites on siliceous sands.



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