EVALUATION OF DAMAGE POTENTIAL OF URBAN TURF-ASSOCIATED NEMATODE COMMUNITIES UNDER MICROPLOT CONDITIONS AND INFLUENCE OF SOIL TYPE ON NEMATODE REPRODUCTION

Authors

  • Addison R Plaisance Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Department of Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology, Baton Rouge, LA 70803
  • Edward C McGawley Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Department of Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology, Baton Rouge, LA 70803
  • Charles Overstreet Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Department of Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology, Baton Rouge, LA 70803
  • Deborah M Xavier-Mis Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Department of Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology, Baton Rouge, LA 70803

Keywords:

centipede, Criconemella spp., Eremochloa ophiuroides, Helicotylenchus spp., Meloidogyne incognita, pathogenicity, Pratylenchus zeae, soil texture, St. Augustine, Stenotaphrum secundatum, turfgrass, Tylenchorynchus spp.

Abstract

Two full-season microplot experiments were conducted to evaluate the damage potential of a plant-parasitic nematode community on St. Augustine and centipede turfgrasses grown in three soil types and to assess the influence of soil type on reproduction of the nematode populations comprising the community. Genera of nematodes associated with both turfgrasses included Criconemella, Helicotylenchus, Meloidogyne, Pratylenchus, Tylenchorynchus, and Tylenchus spp. In 2012, nematodes did not cause significant damage to either turfgrass, but soil type affected plant growth parameters. In 2013, there was significant nematode-related injury to both turfgrasses, but there were no significant effects of soil type on plant growth parameters.

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Published

2017-10-29