Effects of Soil Solarization on Plant-Parasitic Nematodes andPhytophthora cinnamomiin South Africa
- 1 January 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Scientific Societies in Plant Disease
- Vol. 70 (10) , 945-950
- https://doi.org/10.1094/pd-70-945
Abstract
The effect of clear plastic mulch on the survival of plant-parasitic nematodes and Phytophthora cinnamomi was investigated. Populations of total plant-parasitic nematodes, Pratylenchus pratensis, Rotylenchus incultus, Criconemella xenoplax, and a mixed population of Paratrichodorus lobatus plus P. minor were reduced by between 37 and 100% of their original levels by soil solarization. Control of Meloidogyne javanica was inconsistent. Solarization for 3 wk eliminated Phytophthora cinnamomi from 91% of buried infested wheat grains, whereas solarization for 6 wk completely eradicated the fungus. Growth of grapevines (cultivar Jacquez) and tomatoes (cultivar Moneymaker) was enhanced in soil treated with solarization for 6 wk.Keywords
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