Influence of Urea, Hydroxyurea, and Thiourea on Meloidogyne javanica and Infected Excised Tomato Roots in Culture
Abstract
Urea (U), hydroxyurea (HU), and thiourea (TU), in various concentrations, were added to chemically defined plant tissue culture medium on which Meloidogyne javanica was reared on excised tomato roots. Concentrations as low as 3 ppm HU or 12 ppm TU inhibited nematode maturation by 70-90% 4 weeks after inoculation, and the coenocytes in the parasitized tissue were poorly developed. Gall weight was also inhibited by 50% in cultures treated with 3 and 6 ppm HU. However, exposing juveniles of M. javanica and Tylenchulus sanipenetrans or juveniles and adults of Pratylenchus thornei to increasing concentrations of HU or TU, up to 100 ppm, was not lethal. These two urea derivatives still inhibited nematode maturation when the infected region of the root was not in direct contact with the chemicals. Therefore, we suggest that these urea derivatives inhibit nematode development by affecting the plant metabolism essential to coenocyte formation, an occurrence similar to the hypersensitive reaction in a naturally resistant plant. Key words: inhibition, nematode maturation, coenocytes.Downloads
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