A survey of Helicotylenchus, Paratylenchus, Pratylenchus, and Tylenchorhynchus nematodes in potato fields in Alberta, 2018 and 2019
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Date
2021
Authors
Robertson, C. J.
Yevtushenko, Dmytro P.
Snowdon, E.
Harding, M. W.
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Taylor & Francis
Abstract
The prevalence of Helicotylenchus,
Paratylenchus, Pratylenchus and Tylenchorhynchus genera
of nematodes is not well understood across the
prairie provinces of Canada. These nematodes can
cause economic damage by feeding on the host crop
directly or serve as vectors of plant diseases. While
conducting a larger project, nematode populations were
quantified in the soil of three commercial potato fields
planted with cultivar ‘Russet Burbank’; one in 2018 and
two in 2019. The nematodes were extracted from soil
samples, identified morphologically, and then quantified
as numbers per kg of fresh soil. All four genera were
detected in all fields, but the population sizes varied
between fields and across time within fields.
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Helicotylenchus , Paratylenchus , Pratylenchus , Tylenchorhynchus , Plant disease , Potato production
Citation
Robertson, C. J., Yevtushenko, D. P., Snowdon, E., & Harding, M. W. (2021). A survey of Helicotylenchus, Paratylenchus, Pratylenchus, and Tylenchorhynchus nematodes in potato fields in Alberta, 2018 and 2019. Canadian Plant Disease Survey, 101, 166-168.