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Host Status of Ornamental Shade Trees and Shrubs to Plant Parasitic Nematodes Cover

Host Status of Ornamental Shade Trees and Shrubs to Plant Parasitic Nematodes

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|Jun 2024

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Figure 1.

Meloidogyne incognita galls on Acer campestre roots.
Meloidogyne incognita galls on Acer campestre roots.

Final Meloidogyne incognita, M_ hapla, and Pratylenchus penetrans densities and reproductive factor (RF)a values in ornamental trees and shrubs_

Host plantFinal population densityRFa


M. incognitaM. haplaP. neglectusM. incognitaM. haplaP. neglectus
Acer campestre85,235 ± 118 bb22,524 ± 492 a12,410 ± 214 c28 ± 4 b8 ± 2 a5 ± 9 cd
Thuja occidentalis12,013 ± 104 a36,945 ± 485 a20,705 ± 627 ab4 ± 5 a12 ± 16 a8 ± 3 d
Buxus sempervirens16,998 ± 105 ab13,375 ± 259 a81 ± 211 a6 ± 4 ab5 ± 9 a0 ± 0 a
Quercus alba59,708 ± 869 b30,226 ± 480 a15,825 ± 357 bc20 ± 3 b10 ± 16 a6 ± 1 cd
Quercus garryana30,116 ± 362 ab11,614 ± 175 a9,926 ± 311 ab10 ± 1 ab4 ± 6 a4 ± 1 bcd
Rhododendron catawbiense27,448 ± 231 ab14,335 ± 166 a3,415 ± 45 b10 ± 8 ab5 ± 6 a1 ± 18 bc
Controlc831,176 ± 8,044 c638,805 ± 5,291 b594,897 ± 3,696 d277 ± 27 c213 ± 176 b238 ± 148 e

Meloidogyne incognita, M_ hapla, and Pratylenchus penetrans densities in soil and roots of ornamental tree and shrub_

Host plantNumber of nematodes recovered from soilNumber of eggs recovered from rootsNumber of nematodes recovered from roots



M. incognitaM. haplaP. neglectusM. incognitaM. haplaP. neglectus
Acer campestre35,640 ± 425 ba17 ± 371 a8,360 ± 222 b49,595 ± 869 bc5628 ± 122 a4,050 ± 373 c
Thuja occidentalis11,528 ± 141 a30 ± 38 a20,592 ± 627 bc485 ± 109 a6,409 ± 70 a113 ± 15 ab
Buxus sempervirens13,904 ± 119 ab11 ± 222 a0 ± 0 a3,094 ± 354 b1,935 ± 37 a81 ± 21 a
Quercus alba59,576 ± 868 b24 ± 383 a15,004 ± 360 bc132 ± 14 a5,938 ± 98 a821 ± 126 b
Quercus garryana30,008 ± 362,3 ab24 ± 383 a9,856 ± 312 bc108 ± 14 a1,660 ± 22 a80 ± 13 a
Rhododendron catawbiense23,584 ± 213 ab13 ± 150 a3,344 ± 450 b3,864 ± 334 b1,311 ± 16 a71 ± 12 d
Controlb799,128 ± 8,126 c561 ± 4,689 b149,547 ± 18,878 d32,048 ± 319 c77,391 ± 659 b445,350 ± 25,049 d

Host suitability of trees and shrubs seedlings for Meloidogyne incognita, M_ hapla, and Pratylenchus penetrans_

Host plantHost suitabilitya

M. incognitaM. haplaP. neglectus
Acer campestreSSMS
Thuja occidentalisMSSS
Buxus sempervirensSMSR
Quercus albaSSS
Quercus garryanaSMSMS
Rhododendron catawbienseSMSMS
ControlbSSS
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jofnem-2024-0024 | Journal eISSN: 2640-396X | Journal ISSN: 0022-300X
Language: English
Submitted on: Dec 7, 2023
Published on: Jun 28, 2024
Published by: Society of Nematologists, Inc.
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2024 T. Benedetti, J. E. Weiland, I. A. Zasada, published by Society of Nematologists, Inc.
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