The Interrelationship of Heterodera schachtii and Ditylenchus dipsaci on Sugarbeet

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  • G. A. Griffin

Abstract

Heterodera schachtii significantly (P = 0.05) reduced sugarbeet root growth below that of uninoculated controls at 20, 24, and 28 C, and Ditylenchus dipsaci significantly (P = 0.05) reduced root growth below that of uninoculated controls at 16, 20, 24, and 28 C. A combination of H. schachtii and D. dipsaci significantly (P = 0.05) reduced root growth below that of single inoculations of H. schachtii at all temperatures and D. dipsaci at 20, 24, and 28 C. Single inoculations of H. schachtii and D. dipsaci significantly (P = 0.05) reduced top growth of sugarbeet below that of uninoculated controls at 20, 24, and 28 C, and 16, 20, 24, and 28 C, respectively. A combination of the two nematodes significantly (P = 0.05) reduced top growth below that of single inoculations of H. schachtii at all temperatures. However, a combination of the two nematodes failed to significantly (P = 0.05) reduce top growth below that of single inoculations of D. dipsaci at any temperature. Inoculations of either H. schachtii or D. dipsaci did not affect penetration of the other nematode, and D. dipsaci did not affect development and reproduction of H. schachtii. D. dipsaci did not reproduce on sugarbeet. Key words: sugarbeet cyst nematode, alfalfa stem nematode, temperature, penetration, concomitant.

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1983-07-15

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Vol. 15, No. 3 (July 1983)

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