Root lesion and burrowing Nematodes in Western Australian cropping systems

Authors

Vivien Vanstone

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Publication Date

2-2007

Series Number

4698

Abstract

Nematodes are common soil pests that feed on the roots of a wide range of crop plants in all agricultural areas of Western Australia, irrespective of soil type and rainfall. Nematodes multiply on susceptible hosts. Consequently, as nematode populations increase, crop production is limited. Cereal yield losses due to nematodes in Western Australia are in the order of 5 to 15 per cent per annum, but individual losses as high as 40 per cent have been recorded.

Number of Pages

20

ISSN

1833-7236

Keywords

Integrated pest management, Plant parasitic nematodes, Pratylenchus, Yield losses, Nematoda, Radopholus nativus

Disciplines

Agriculture | Animal Sciences | Plant Sciences

Recommended Citation

Vanstone, V. (2007), Root lesion and burrowing Nematodes in Western Australian cropping systems. Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia, Perth. Bulletin 4698.
https://library.dpird.wa.gov.au/bulletins/84