Meloidogyne occurs in 23 of 43 crops listed as having plantparasitic nematodes of major importance, ranging from field crops, through pasture and grasses, to horticultural, or namental and vegetable crops 17. Current approaches to combat agricultural losses are the use of nematicides, cultural techniques and resistant varieties that may be. Meloidogyne incognita has over 2000 known host plants. In some cases they also allow the entry of fungal rots that destroy the roots. Besides the root aphid, grape phylloxera, plantparasitic nematodes are the primary. Plant parasitic nematode management strategies other cultural. Plant resistance is currently the most effective and environmentally safe method to control plant parasitic nematodes ppns. Plant resistance to parasitic nematodes free ebook download as pdf file.
Sipes p oor plant growth can be caused by a wide range of factors. Resistance to plantparasitic nematodes in chickpea. Resistance to plant parasitic nematodes is defined as the ability of a plant to suppress development or reproduction of the nematodes in comparison to a susceptible plant of the same species. Plant parasitic nematode management strategies disease diagnosis management of plant parasitic nematodes hinges on detection and population density estimation. Plant resistance to parasitic nematodes banana crop rotation. Resistance of grape rootstocks to plantparasitic nematodes ncbi. If you need to print pages from this book, we recommend downloading it as a pdf. There are several plant parasitic nematodes that cause problems on landscape and garden plants in arizona.
Sufficient nourishment for the whole population of the world is one of the challenges of the present era. Smallholder systems are highly complex, combining a range of annual. Resistant cultivars have several advantages over other methods of reducing nematode populations. Root knot nematodes, cyst nematodes, dagger nematodes, lesion nematodes, ring nematodes and other types of plant parasitic nematodes are tiny, almost microscopic creatures that infest plant roots and cause a wide range of symptoms including stunting, witling, yellowing, reduction of flowering, fruit set, and fruit development, dieback and sometimes even plant death. Parasitic nematodes in new mexico new mexico state university. All elements associated with this presentation are for use for nonprofit, educational purposes in the fields of plant nematology, plant pathology and related plant protection and helminthology disciplines. Both of these are not just nematode repellent plants, but they actually kill nematodes more efficiently. Nematodes comprise a large phylum of animals that includes plant and animal parasites as well as many freeliving spe cies maggenti, 1981. There are discrepancies in estimates of their economic importance. Thisi project examines strategies of controlling rootknot nematodes by controlling their plant intermediate hostsrefugia. Intercropping with plants that either are not good nematode hosts or are antagonistic to the nematodes also reduces nematode numbers. Pdf molecular approaches toward resistance to plantparasitic. A survey was conducted to determine the types, frequency and population distribution of plant parasitic nematodes associated with pineapple in some pineappleproducing states in.
Primitive in this context implies the absence of an intimate interaction between the host plant and this nematode. Buy biological control of plantparasitic nematodes. A total of 171 plant root and 171 soil samples collected from 26 vegetable crops were examined. Morphological and molecular diagnostics for plantparasitic. The nematode causes severe damage and yield loss to a large number of.
Morphological and molecular diagnostics for plantparasitic nematodes. Resistance mechanisms against plantparasitic nematodes. Plantparasitic nematodes are costly burdens of crop production. Most of the plant pathogenic nematodes referred to simply as nematodes from here feed on plant roots, although some less common ones feed in various aboveground plant parts.
Improved pest management is an essential element of sustainable agriculture. Resistance genes generally act against sedentary ppns by inducing a hypersensitive reaction that prevents the parasite installation andor reproduction. The rootfeeding nematodes are either ectoparasites figure 15. In general they can be classified as either being migratory or sedentary. Plant parasitic nematodes live in water films in soil or in and around plant parts such as roots, stems and leaves. Some have a very restricted host range while others are polyphagous. Combining two or more different genes for resistance is likely to prolong the effectiveness of the resistance genes by reducing selection pressure on the. Pdf resistance of grape rootstocks to plantparasitic. The impact of plantparasitic nematodes on agriculture and. Plant parasitic nematode proteins and the hostparasite interaction.
The typical nematode shape is a long and slender wormlike animal, but often the adult animals are swollen and no longer even resemble worms figure 2. Ppns are obligate biotrophs that feed on almost all plant tissues including flowers, roots, stems, and leaves but most species of ppns feed on roots. Though representing a small minority of species within the phylum nematoda, the plant parasitic nematodes receive ample attention, mainly because they are a major yieldlimiting factor in crops such as potato, beet. Plant parasitic nematodes are important pests of horticultural crops causing damage and significant reduction in the crop yield of pineapple. Resistance to plantparasitic nematodes is defined as the ability of a plant to suppress development or reproduction of the nematodes in comparison to a susceptible plant of the same species. Plant parasitic nematodes are part of the ubiquitous community of soilinhabiting nematodes found in all terrestrial environments that are inhabited by plants.
It is one of the three most economically damaging genera of plant parasitic nematodes on horticultural and field crops. Resistance to nematodes is currently under utilized, particularly in developing countries. Nematology lab at unl university of nebraskalincoln. Credits for materials that are not acknowledged on slide number 122 are included herein. This practically orientated book describes methods for evaluating the resistance and tolerance of plant cultivars to parasitic. This decision may seem logicalwilting plants sometimes need. Biological control of plant parasitic nematodes with. This practically orientated book describes methods for evaluating the resistance and tolerance of plant cultivars to parasitic nematodes, and provides specific instructions on all phases of resistance screening.
Studies on the distribution of plantparasitic nematodes. Plant parasitic nematodes introduction plant parasitic nematodes are microscopic in size, with the most abundant species typically being 11. Rootknot nematode, meloidogyne species nematodes are microscopic round worms found in many habitats. Controlling nematodes with plants is an effective, natural method and is definitely worth a try. Coevolution between nematodes and plants gave rise to obligatory plant parasites. Resistance to and tolerance of plant parasitic nematodes in plants. Plantparasitic nematodes and food security in subsaharan africa. Plant parasitic nematodes, volume iii provides a comprehensive discussion of the different advances in plant nematology. Plant nutrient management in hawaiis soils chapter 16 plantparasitic nematodes and their management d. Request pdf resistance genes against plantparasitic nematodes. For a more complete profile, we have merged data from other programs and studies with. Resistance of grape rootstocks to plantparasitic nematodes. Sasser and freckman 1987 estimated yield loss due to plant parasitic nematodes to be 10%. However, breeding for resistance to plantparasitic nematodes has.
Mechanisms involved in plant resistance to nematodes. Plant resistance to parasitic nematodes researchgate. A common reaction to poor growth is to apply more fertilizer or irrigation water. Resistance status of ucd grn series rootstocks to plantparasitic nematodes. Husseyb a department of nematology, university of california at davis, davis, california 95616 department of plant pathology, university of georgia, athens, georgia 30602 introduction nematodes comprise a large phylum of animals that includes. Genetic host resistance plant resistant species and cultivars. Plant parasitic nematodes feed on living plant tissues, using an oral stylet, a spearing device somewhat like a hypodermic needle, to puncture host cells. Biological control of plant parasitic nematodes with antagonistic bacteria on different host plants rootknot nematodes, meloidogyne spp. Nematode pathogenesis and resistance in plants plant cell.
One of the most important objectives of the goals of millennium development goals is to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. They may be general feeders or have very specific hostparasite relationships with a limited number of host plants. As a consequence, very little inf ormation is a vaila b le pertain. Basic research in molecular plant nematology is expanding the inventory of knowledge that can be applied to provide crop resistance to parasitic nematodes in. Plant parasitic nematodes have often been controlled by soil fumigation with toxic chemicals.
In neighbourjoining analyses of its and d2d3 rrna sequences. Plantparasitic nematodes hereafter, nematodes, in particular, are neglected relative to other pests. Control of plantparasitic nematodes the national academies. Durability of resistance of the candidate rootstocks was also tested by.
Plantparasitic nematodes ppns attack the majority of economically important crops, causing a global yield loss of up to 12. Majority of crop losses caused by plant parasitic nematodes are inflicted by relatively a few genera i. Nematodes damaging to potatoes occur in both of these groupings. Infection of young plants may be lethal, while infection of mature plants caus es decreased yield. Nematode repellent plants learn about controlling nematodes. Resistance to and tolerance of plant parasitic nematodes. According to an estimate plant parasitic nematodes are causing much more damage annually compared to insect pests. In certain crops, such as bananas, losses may increase up to 30% sasser and freckman, 1986. This means that they must nourish them selves on the roots or aerial parts of a living plant in order to survive, develop and reproduce.
In contrast to the gentle action of these nematodes, most plantparasitic. Various methods are available to reduce crop losses from nematodes. Plantparasitic nematodes are a major pest of all agricultural. Infective stages of plantparasitic nematodes dwell through the soil matrix before. Soil analysis for presence and quantity of plant parasitic nematodes from a lab with a trained nematologist is the first step prior to selecting a field for vegetable production. However, the isolated phylogenetic position of these facultative plant. Of the list above, two of the best plants for nematode control are the painted daisy and french marigold. Among these strategies of nonchemical nematode management is the identification and implementation of host resistance. As nematode infection undermines resistance to other pests and dis.
This includes biochemical techniques to taxonomy and innovation in transmission and scanning electron microscopy technology. Host plant resistance is one of the cornerstones upon which integrated pest management is based. Strategies used by plant parasitic nematodes to conquer the host. Many, probably all, plant nematodes inject enzymes into a host cell before feeding to partially digest the cell contents before they are sucked into the gut. Most are beneficial members of their ecosystems, but a few are economic parasites of plants and animals. The current volume focuses on a number of areas that are of importance in the area of plant parasitic nematode soil ecology, based on the multitrophic interactions between plant, nematodes and natural enemies, and also host parasite interactions, plant nematode, nematode natural enemy, that can now be dissected at the molecular level. The necessary implementation of sustainable strategies such as crop rotation requires knowledge of the species and numbers of nematodes in agricultural samples.
Plant parasitic nematodes are obligate parasites, obtaining nutrition only from the cytoplasm of living plant cells. Plant parasitic nematodes range from 250 um to 12 mm in length, averaging 1 mm, to about 1535 um in width. Nematode ecology, economic importance, and management in rice. However, by combining est analysis of gland specific libraries with. Description this book describes methods for evaluating the resistance and tolerance of plant cultivars to important parasitic nematode species, such as rootknot, cyst and reniform, and discusses the concepts and consequences of resistance. For example, in an area with soil heavily infested with the rootknot. However, the recent emergence of virulent biotypes able to overcome the plant resistance genes may constitute a. Related to this concept is practicing good weed control, particularly when the weeds are hosts for the nematode. Unfortunately, this book cant be printed from the openbook. Alteration of host resistance to other pathogensa short statement.
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