Efficacy of Copper-Based Texel Fabric in Preventing Root Escape from Pots and Improving Nematode Resistance Screening of Sugarcane Accession Lines in a Glasshouse

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 345-349
Author(s):  
Shamsul A. Bhuiyan ◽  
Kylie Garlick
Keyword(s):  
Nematode Resistance ◽  
Nematode Population ◽  
Parasitic Nematodes ◽  
Cross Contamination ◽  
Resistance Screening ◽  
Plant Parasitic Nematodes ◽  
Treatment Methods ◽  
Commercial Cultivars ◽  
Sugarcane Germplasm ◽  
Plant Parasitic

Plant-parasitic nematodes are major constraints in the production of sugarcane in Australia. Sugar Research Australia commenced a program to screen sugarcane germplasm accessions and commercial cultivars for nematode resistance in a glasshouse under a subirrigation system. Although the subirrigation system provided reasonable growth of sugarcane plants and significantly reduced the use of irrigation water in the glasshouse, it created a few issues. Sugarcane roots escaped through the bottom of the pots and created networks of roots under the fabrics used in the subirrigation system. This made it difficult to reduce cross contamination among the treatment pots and also facilitated nematodes to migrate outside of the pots. This research was undertaken to determine the effectiveness of two types of Texel fabrics (Tex-R commercial products) in mitigating sugarcane root escape from pots as well as impact on nematode population in the pots. Very few or no roots escaped from the pots placed on both types of Texel fabrics compared with other treatment methods, in which prolific root escape was evident at the bottom of the pots, forming a network of roots on or under the fabrics. Nematode numbers in pots placed on Texel fabrics were significantly higher (approximately 50,000 nematodes per pot) compared with other treatment methods (30,000 to 41,000 nematodes per pot). This research demonstrated that Texel fabrics were effective in stopping sugarcane root escape and preventing nematode migration from pots. This study also indicated that the nematode population inside the pots was not adversely impacted by the use of Texel fabrics.

scholarly journals Use of Entomopathogenic Nematodes and Thyme Oil to Suppress Plant-Parasitic Nematodes on English Boxwood

Plant Disease ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 90 (4) ◽  
pp. 471-475 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enrique E. Pérez ◽  
Edwin E. Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Population Growth ◽  
Entomopathogenic Nematodes ◽  
Parasitic Nematode ◽  
Nematode Species ◽  
Plant Parasitic Nematode ◽  
Nematode Population ◽  
Parasitic Nematodes ◽  
Plant Parasitic Nematodes ◽  
Thyme Oil ◽  
Plant Parasitic

A 2-year experiment was conducted to test suppression of plant-parasitic nematodes on English boxwood using entomopathogenic nematodes and 3.5% thyme oil formulated as Promax. Treatments were Steinernema riobrave formulated as BioVector and S. feltiae formulated as Nemasys, both applied at a rate of 2.5 billion infective juveniles/ha, thyme oil at rate of 9.3 liters/ha, and nontreated control. In the 2001 season, treatment with S. feltiae reduced (P ≤ 0.05) the population growth of Tylenchorhynchus sp. 7 days after treatment and Hoplolaimus sp. 30 and 60 days after treatment. Treatment with S. riobrave reduced (P ≤ 0.05) the population growth of all plant-parasitic nematode species at all sampling dates, with the exception of Mesocriconema sp. 30 days after treatment and Tylenchorhynchus sp. and Rotylenchus buxophilus 60 days after treatment. Treatment with thyme oil reduced (P ≤ 0.05) the population growth of all plant-parasitic nematode genera at all sampling dates except Tylenchorhynchus sp. and R. buxophilus 60 days after treatment. In the 2002 season, treatment with S. feltiae had no effect on nematode population growth. Treatment with S. riobrave reduced (P ≤ 0.05) the population growth of R. buxophilus 7 days after treatment, and all plant-parasitic nematodes 30 and 60 days after treatment except Hoplolaimus sp. 30 days after treatment and Mesocriconema sp. 60 days after treatment. Treatment with thyme oil reduced (P ≤ 0.05) the population growth at all sampling dates of plant-parasitic nematodes except Mesocriconema sp. 60 days after treatment.

scholarly journals Nematode Population Dynamics after Applications of Plant Extracts and Trichoderma Species as Soil Amendments in Tomato Field

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-49
Author(s):  
Timothy I. Olabiyi ◽  
Samuel O. Akinrinola ◽  
Olajumoke E. Ayanda
Keyword(s):  
Plant Extracts ◽  
Azadirachta Indica ◽  
Nematode Population ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Parasitic Nematodes ◽  
Plant Parasitic Nematodes ◽  
Trichoderma Species ◽  
Tomato Field ◽  
And Control ◽  
Plant Parasitic

Three different plant extracts (Khaya ivorensis, Azadirachta indica and Daniella oleifera) and two Trichoderma species (T. harzianum and T. atroviride), singly and in combination, were assessed on nematode population changes and also in the control of plant parasitic nematodes on tomato under field condition during 2018 and 2019 planting seasons. During each trial, plant parasitic nematodes encountered in the field were Meloidogyne, Pratylenchus, Xiphinema and Helicotylenchus species. The experiment was a randomized complete block design with 4 x 3 factorial scheme and five replications. Factor A being plant extracts (Khaya ivorensis, Azadirachta indica, Daniella oleifera) and control, and factor B being bio-control agents (Trichoderma harzianum, T. atroviride) and control, resulting in 12 treatments. Significant reductions were observed on the population of the plant parasitic nematodes at all treatment levels with neem plant extract, in combination with either T. harzianum or T. atroviride resulted in the greatest significant decrease. Applications of different plant extracts and Trichoderma species, singly and in combination, enhanced the growth and yield of tomato infected with parasitic nematodes.

THE ROOT-LESION NEMATODE, PRATYLENCHUS PENETRANS (COBB, 1917) FILIP. & STEK., 1941, IN STRAWBERRY IN THE NIAGARA PENINSULA AND NORFOLK COUNTY IN ONTARIO

1962 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 728-736 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. L. Townshend
Keyword(s):  
Nematode Population ◽  
Parasitic Nematodes ◽  
Pratylenchus Penetrans ◽  
Root Lesion Nematode ◽  
Plant Parasitic Nematodes ◽  
Controlled Conditions ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Lesion Nematode ◽  
Plant Parasitic

Pratylenchus penetrans (Cobb, 1917) Filip. & Stek., 1941, and Paratylenchus projectus Jenkins, 1956, were the predominant plant parasitic nematodes associated with strawberry in the Niagara Peninsula and Norfolk County in Ontario from 1956 to 1960. However, P. penetrans was the only nematode whose occurrence could be correlated with a specific type of root lesion and with stunting. The lesions it caused on the roots were elliptical and amber to dark brown. All strawberry varieties examined were infected with P. penetrans. Under controlled conditions large numbers of P. penetrans were required to produce stunting. The amount of growth was inversely proportional to the density of the initial nematode population.

Short-term nematode population dynamics as influenced by the quality of exogenous organic matter

Nematology ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ben Leroy ◽  
Dirk Reheul ◽  
Maurice Moens ◽  
Howard Ferris ◽  
Nancy De Sutter
Keyword(s):  
Population Dynamics ◽  
Organic Matter ◽  
Organic Amendments ◽  
Nematode Population ◽  
Parasitic Nematodes ◽  
Soil Conditions ◽  
Plant Parasitic Nematodes ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Nematode Assemblage ◽  
Plant Parasitic

AbstractThe food specificity of nematodes, their high number of species and high abundance in every habitat where decomposition takes place, indicate that the structure of the nematode assemblage has a high information content. Since nematodes respond quickly to changes in soil management and since the nematode fauna can be efficiently analysed, the structure of the nematode assemblage offers an interesting instrument to assess changes in soil conditions. We studied the effect of five organic amendments on the short-term nematode population dynamics and compared them to minerally fertilised and unfertilised plots. The experiment was started in 2005, and samples were taken in spring and autumn 2006 and spring 2007. In spring 2006, no clear differences among treatments in the diversity of free-living nematodes were observed, probably since the organic amendments were applied only twice, of which the last application was carried out 7 months before the sampling. At the second and third sampling, the enrichment index in the organically amended plots was higher than in the unamended plots, owing to the organic matter application. However, in plots amended with farmyard manure and cattle slurry the number of bacterivores increased significantly, while in the compost plots the fungivorous nematodes tended to be higher. This resulted in a low channel index for the manure and slurry plots, indicating a predominant bacterial decomposition pathway, and a higher channel index in the compost plots, suggesting a greater proportion of fungal decomposition. These assumptions on the decomposition of the applied organic matter were strongly supported by the composition of the soil microbial community, determined through PLFA analysis: in the compost plots the bacteria to fungi ratio was lower than in the manure and slurry plots. At all sampling occasions there was a remarkably lower abundance of plant-parasitic nematodes in plots amended with slurry and manure, indicating a negative impact of both amendments on plant-parasitic nematodes. We can conclude from this study that the fertiliser regimes affected the nematode assemblage, but that more samplings in the future are certainly necessary to assess adequately the impact of the different organic amendments.

scholarly journals Prediction of Nematode Population Dynamics using Weather Variables in Leguminous Crops

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamal Batra ◽  
Parul Gandhi
Keyword(s):  
Mung Bean ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Nematode Population ◽  
Parasitic Nematodes ◽  
Plant Parasitic Nematodes ◽  
Weather Variables ◽  
Sunshine Hours ◽  
Leguminous Crops ◽  
Host Tolerance ◽  
Plant Parasitic

Background: The soil nematodes can affect the crops in various ways. The plant-parasitic nematodes can lead to severe yield losses. The extent of crop yield loss depends on the susceptibility of the variety or host tolerance, population density of the nematode and various environmental variables. However, no tool is available for the prediction of nematode population buildup in soil therefore it has been difficult to issue advisories for timely management of these pathogens. Here we developed a method to accurately predict the nematode population buildup in soil for its timely management. Methods: Nematode population index of a plant-parasitic nematode Tylenchorynchus was taken from two crops i.e. mung bean and crotalaria. The model was developed considering various weather variables to predict the population of the Tylenchorynchus in the fields of mung bean and crotalaria. Weather parameters such as maximum and minimum temperature, relative humidity, wind speed and sunshine hours were considered for developing the model for Tylenchorynchus population prediction. Stepwise regression method was applied to predict the nematode population. Result: The regression analysis between estimated and observed values of Tylenchorynchus population gave the R2 value as 0.98 for mung bean and 0.87 for crotalaria. Well timed prediction can help the growers to apply the required management practices to make it beneficial economically. This method can be extended to predict the population buildup of other serious nematode pests of crops.

scholarly journals Cropping Practices and Soil Properties Associated with Plant-Parasitic Nematodes in Corn Fields in Ohio

Plant Disease ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 102 (12) ◽  
pp. 2519-2530 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. C. M. Simon ◽  
Horacio D. Lopez-Nicora ◽  
Terry L. Niblack ◽  
Elizabeth A. Dayton ◽  
David Tomashefski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Population Density ◽  
Soil Ph ◽  
Nematode Population ◽  
Parasitic Nematodes ◽  
Plant Parasitic Nematodes ◽  
Population Densities ◽  
Risk Levels ◽  
Corn Fields ◽  
Plant Parasitic

Ten morphological groups of plant-parasitic nematodes (spiral, lesion, lance, dagger, stunt, pin, ring, stubby-root, cyst, and miscellaneous tylenchids) were detected in corn fields in Ohio, but the presence and population density of these groups varied among fields. Binary and ordinal logistic regression models were fitted to the data to estimate the odds of each group being present, and the lesion, lance, spiral, and pin nematode population densities being at moderate-high risk levels based on soil region, cropping sequence, tillage, and soil pH, silt content, and electrical conductivity. All covariates were associated with at least one nematode group, but soil region had the greatest and most consistent effect. Dagger and ring nematodes were more likely to be present in region 6 than in any of the other regions, whereas lance, stunt, pin, stubby-root, and spiral nematodes were more likely to be present in regions 1 to 5 than 6. Spiral, lance, and pin nematode population densities were more likely to be at moderate-high risk levels in regions 3 and 4 than in region 6. Fields under conservation tillage were two times more likely to have moderate-high risk lance nematode population densities than fields under conventional tillage. Similarly, pin nematode population densities were two times more likely to be at moderate-high risk levels in fields under rotation than in continuous corn. For every unit increase in soil pH, the odds of the spiral nematode population density being at moderate-high risk levels increased by 43%, but the odds of the lesion and pin nematode population densities being at the same risk level decreased by 63 and 29%, respectively. The predicted probability of lesion and lance population densities being at moderate-high risk levels decreased as the silt content of the soil increased. These finding will be useful for developing future nematode sampling protocols and for assessing the risk associated with nematodes in corn fields in Ohio.

Management of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes in Florida Cotton Production

EDIS ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 (2) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Zane Grabau
Keyword(s):  
Parasitic Nematodes ◽  
Cotton Production ◽  
Plant Parasitic Nematodes ◽  
Fact Sheet ◽  
Plant Parasitic

This 8-page fact sheet written by Zane J. Grabau and published in January 2017 by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology explains how to diagnose and manage nematode problems in cotton production.­http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ng015

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