Relationship between root lesion nematodes (Pratylenchus neglectus and P. thornei) and performance of wheat varieties

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Summary. The root lesion nematodes Pratylenchus neglectus andP. thornei occur throughout the cereal cropping areas of South Australia. In 1996, field trials on the Eyre Peninsula of South Australia were assessed to determine the relationship between density of nematodes within field plots in early October and harvested grain yield of 9 wheat varieties. The Pratylenchus species present was either P. neglectus (at Streaky Bay, Minnipa and Kalanbi) or P. thornei (at Nunjikompita). Absence of other major yield limiting factors at these sites in 1996 enabled determination of the relationship between nematode population and wheat yield. There was a significant, negative correlation between mean yield and nematode populations for the 9 varieties at 3 of the sites (P

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