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Atkins, S. D., Hidalgo-Diaz, L., Kalisz, H., Mauchline, T. H., Hirsch, P. R. and Kerry, B. R. 2003. Development of a new management strategy for the control of root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp) in organic vegetable production. Pest Management Science. 59 (2), pp. 183-189. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.603
Authors | Atkins, S. D., Hidalgo-Diaz, L., Kalisz, H., Mauchline, T. H., Hirsch, P. R. and Kerry, B. R. |
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Abstract | The nematophagous fungus, Pochonia chlamydosporia (Goddard) Zare & Gams, has been investigated as a potential biological control agent for use in integrated pest management strategies for Meloidogyne incognita (Kof & White) Chitwood in vegetable crops. The release of the fungus as a biological control agent requires a diagnostic method to monitor its spread in the environment and to gain knowledge of its ecology. Only molecular methods are sufficiently discriminating to enable the detection of specific isolates of fungi in soil. A method to extract DNA from soil was developed to increase the efficacy of PCR-based diagnostic tests that use specific primers. A selected isolate of P chlamydosporia var catenulata was applied at densities similar to those that occur naturally in nematode-suppressive soils. The fungus significantly reduced nematode infestations in soil following a tomato crop, in a strategy that combined the use of the fungus with crop rotation. The survival of the fungus in soil was also examined in controlled conditions in which it remained in soil in densities significantly greater than its original application rate for at least 5 months. Hence, it seems that populations of this fungus may be built up in soil and have significant effects on the regulation of root-knot nematode populations. |
Keywords | Agronomy; Entomology |
Year of Publication | 2003 |
Journal | Pest Management Science |
Journal citation | 59 (2), pp. 183-189 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.603 |
PubMed ID | 12587872 |
Open access | Published as non-open access |
Funder | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council |
Funder project or code | 421 |
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506 | |
The diversity, biology and dynamics of microbial agents that regulate nematode populations in the rhizosphere | |
Biomanagement of root-knot nematodes in peri-urban agricultural systems | |
Soil microbe diversity and activity | |
The diversity of verticillium chlamydosporium populations and its relevence to the regulation of nematode populations | |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 07 Jan 2003 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 25 Jul 2002 |
Copyright license | Publisher copyright |
Publisher | Wiley |
ISSN | 1526-498X |
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