Integrated Nematode Management
Integrated Nematode Management

Author: Richard A. Sikora

Publisher: Cabi

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 488

ISBN-13: 9781789247541

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Plant parasitic nematodes are costly burdens of crop production, causing an estimated US$80 - 118 billion per year in damage to crops. They are associated with nearly every important agricultural crop, and are a significant constraint on global food security. Regulations on the use of chemical pesticides have resulted in growing interest in alternative methods of nematode control. Future changes in climate, cropping systems, food habits, as well as social and environmental factors also affect the options for nematode control. Taking a systematic crop by crop approach, this book: Outlines the economic importance of specific plant parasitic nematode problems on the major food and industrial crops. Presents the state-of-the-art management strategies that have been developed to reduce specific nematode impacts, and outlines their limitations. Contains case studies to illustrate impact in the field. Aims to anticipate future changes in nematode disease pressure that might develop as a result of climate change, and new cropping systems.

Integrated Management of Fruit Crops and Forest Nematodes
Integrated Management of Fruit Crops and Forest Nematodes

Author: Aurelio Ciancio

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2009-03-15

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 1402098588

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This series originated during a visit of prof. K. G. Mukerji to the CNR Plant Protection Institute at Bari, Italy, in November 2005. Both editors convened to produce a series of five volumes focusing, in a multi-disciplinary approach, on recent advances and achievements in the practice of crop protection and integrated pest and disease management. This fourth Volume deals with management of nematodes parasitic of tree crops, and includes a section on tropical fruit crops and commodities, as well as a second section on tree crops from more temperate areas. The latter also includes a chapter updating the current knowledge about the pine wood nematode, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus. Volume 4 flanks Volume 2 of this IMPD series, which focused on management of vegetable and grain crops nematodes. Nematodes are a very successful, diversified and specialised animal group, present in nature in any ecological niche. Among nematode species, only a reduced number feeds on plants, of which a few species cause severe economic impacts on crop productions. Plant parasitic nematodes represent an important concern for a broad range of agricultural productions and systems, worldwide. This statement explains the attention devoted in last decades to nematodes, and the research and technical efforts invested for their control.

Plant-Parasitic Nematodes and Banana Root Systems Interactions
Plant-Parasitic Nematodes and Banana Root Systems Interactions

Author: Herbert Talwana

Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing

Published: 2010-06

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 9783838370118

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Most plant feeding nematodes occur in soil and infect roots. For a crop like banana, it is not known where in the root system these nematodes feed and cause damage and if banana genotypic differences in root development affect nematode infection and damage. By suppressing root growth and activity, nematodes may affect the nutritional status of the plants, while soil nutritional status would also affect nematode infection and damage. So, manipulation of soil nutrients may be a tool for managing nematodes in bananas. This monograph shows that nematodes are randomly distributed along banana roots while nematode damage is higher close to the corm, independent of cultivar and production area. It is also shown that banana root number and root size is a critical factor in plant tolerance to nematodes. This implies that when assessing bred genotypes for nematode resistance, any section of a primary root can be used for nematode reproduction. And, promoting vigorous root growth and/or the eliminating factors that reduce root growth and development is key to avoiding a rapid yield decline of bananas due to nematode infection.

Banana Nematodes and Weevil Borers in Asia and the Pacific
Banana Nematodes and Weevil Borers in Asia and the Pacific

Author: Ramón V. Valmayor

Publisher:

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13:

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Opening remarks; Meeting rationale; Opening address; Introductory lecture - plant parasitic nematodes, a potential threat to connercial cultivation of banana in Malaysia; Status of nematode and weevil borer problems affecting banana in Australia; Status of nematode and weevil borer problems affecting banana in China; Status of nematode problems affecting banana in Indonesia; Status of nematode problems affecting banana in Malaysia; Status of nematode and weevil borer problems affectingbanana in the Philippines; Status of nematode and weevil borer problems problems affecting banana in some of the pacific Islands; Status of weevil borer problems affecting banana in thailand; Status of nematode and weevil borer problems affecting banana in Thailand; Control of the banana weevil borer, Cosmopolites sordidus, with entomopathogenic nematodes; Biological control of banana nematodes: development of BIOCON (BIOACT) and BIOCON II Technologies; A review of control strategies for banana pests as part of the research priorities at NRI and Associated Institutes in the UK; CIRAD-FLHOR research actions on nematodes andblack borer weevil of bananas and plantains; Assessment of banana weevils in East African Highland banana systems and strategies for controlAssessment of nematode damage in East African highland banana systems;Prospects to engineer nematode resistance in banana; Control strategies against burrowing nematode in bananas: A north queensland perspective; Plant quarantine measures for the movement of banana germplasm.

Author:

Publisher: Bioversity International

Published:

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13:

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