One grower trial and two experiment station tests were conducted to evaluate a new nematicide, fosthiazate, for management of Meloidogyne javanica in Florida flue-cured tobacco. Fosthiazate was applied broadcast and incorporated at rates ranging from 21 to 84 g/100 m(2) and compared with 1,3-dichloropropene at 240 and 460 ml/100 m(2) and fenamiphos at 67 g/100 m(2). All fosthiazate treatments i...

A survey was conducted to determine the frequency and abundance of Meloidogyne spp. in tomato production sites located in Baix Llobregat County, Barcelona, Spain. Forty-five sites were sampled before planting and at harvest from February to October, 1991. Meloidogyne spp. occurred in 49% of the sites sampled. Preplant population densities ranged from 10 to 220 (x = 110)juveniles/ 250 cm(3) soil...

T h e egg shell is one of the most impor tant and least understood of the nematode's protective membranes. The egg shell of Meloidogyne incognita consists mostly of proteins (50%), chitin (30%), and traces of lipids and unidentified materials (1). In the present work we used fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-labeled lectins (2) to identify the carbohydrate residues on the gelatinous matr ix and...

Larvae of Meloidogyne spp. were readily infected with the endoparasite Bacillus penetrans by exposure to an aqueous suspension of spores from infected root-knot nematode females, or by passage of larvae through a shallow layer (50 cm(3)) of spore-infested soil. Infection severely reduced motility of second-stage larvae through soil. Bacillus penetrans exhibited a distinct host specificity in th...

With the banning of most chemical nematicides, the control of root-knot nematodes (RKNs) in vegetable crops is now based essentially on the deployment of single, major resistance genes (R-genes). However, these genes are rare and their efficacy is threatened by the capacity of RKNs to adapt. In pepper, several dominant R-genes are effective against RKNs, and their efficacy and durability have b...

Summary Root-knot nematode (RKN) is an important pathogen on vegetables; therefore, planting a non- or poor host cover crop following susceptible vegetable promising management option. This study builds upon previous studies and evaluates the variations in status of candidates for reducing reproduction RKN populations ( Meloidogyne incognita , M. arenaria javanica ) Georgia, USA, to shed light ...