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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.
