Potential Break crops for managing root-knot nematode

Authors

Carla Wilkinson, Department of Agriculture and Food WAFollow
Stuart Vincent, Department of Agriculture and Food WA
Sarah J. Collins Dr, Department of Agriculture and Food WAFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2015

Journal Title

WA Grower Magazine

Keywords

root-knot nematode, break crops, cash crops, wa, dafwa, field peas, oats, sub colver, rye grass, millet

Disciplines

Agricultural Science | Agriculture | Agronomy and Crop Sciences

Abstract

Western Australian growers may be unintentionally increasing root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne fallax (False Columbia root-knot nematode) populations by using susceptible break crops between cash crops.

Comments

This has been published with the permission of the Publishers of WA Grower Magazine, Vegetables WA.

Recommended Citation

Wilkinson, C. Vincent, S. & Collins, S. (2015).Potential Break crops for managing root-knot nematode. WA Grower magazine, Vol. 48, 26-27 Western Australia: VegetablesWA.