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<p>Yellow (<italic>Cyperus esculentus</italic>) and purple (<italic>C. rotundus</italic>) nutsedges, and coffee senna (<italic>Senna occidentalis</italic>) are common weeds in the southern USA and each have been reported as alternative hosts for plant-parasitic nematodes. Our objective was to determine the host suitability of these weeds to plant-parasitic nematodes common in Florida agriculture and turfgrass systems. The root-knot nematode (RKN) species tested included <italic>Meloidogyne arenaria</italic>, <italic>M. enterolobii</italic>, <italic>M. floridensis</italic>, <italic>M. graminis</italic>, <italic>M. hapla</italic>, <italic>M. incognita</italic>, and <italic>M. javanica</italic>. The host status of sting nematode, <italic>Belonolaimus longicaudatus</italic>, was also evaluated, but only on the nutsedge species. All RKN species evaluated reproduced on both nutsedge species and had a reproductive factor greater than one, except for <italic>M. graminis</italic> on yellow nutsedge. However, only <italic>M. hapla</italic>, <italic>M. javanica</italic>, and <italic>M. graminis</italic> induced visual galls on yellow nutsedge and only <italic>M. graminis</italic> caused galling on purple nutsedge. <italic>Meloidogyne arenaria</italic> and <italic>M. graminis</italic> reproduced at a greater rate on purple nutsedge than on yellow nutsedge. Both nutsedge species were good hosts to <italic>B. longicaudatus</italic>. Coffee senna was a host to <italic>M. enterolobii</italic>, a poor host to <italic>M. incognita</italic>, and nonhost to the other RKN species evaluated.</p>
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Yellow (Cyperus esculentus) and purple (C. rotundus) nutsedges, and coffee senna (Senna occidentalis) are common weeds in the southern USA and each have been reported as alternative hosts for plant-parasitic nematodes. Our objective was to determine the host suitability of these weeds to plant-parasitic nematodes common in Florida agriculture and turfgrass systems. The root-knot nematode (RKN) species tested included Meloidogyne arenaria, M. enterolobii, M. floridensis, M. graminis, M. hapla, M. incognita, and M. javanica. The host status of sting nematode, Belonolaimus longicaudatus, was also evaluated, but only on the nutsedge species. All RKN species evaluated reproduced on both nutsedge species and had a reproductive factor greater than one, except for M. graminis on yellow nutsedge. However, only M. hapla, M. javanica, and M. graminis induced visual galls on yellow nutsedge and only M. graminis caused galling on purple nutsedge. Meloidogyne arenaria and M. graminis reproduced at a greater rate on purple nutsedge than on yellow nutsedge. Both nutsedge species were good hosts to B. longicaudatus. Coffee senna was a host to M. enterolobii, a poor host to M. incognita, and nonhost to the other RKN species evaluated.

Yellow and purple nutsedge and coffee senna as hosts of common plant nematodes in Florida

Journal of Nematology

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Yellow (Cyperus esculentus) and purple (C. rotundus) nutsedges, and coffee senna (Senna occidentalis) are common weeds in the southern USA and each have been...

Yellow and purple nutsedge and coffee senna as hosts of common plant nematodes in Florida

Published Online: Nov 24, 2020

Page range: 1 - 9

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/jofnem-2020-094

Keywords
Coffee senna, Host-status, Purple nutsedge, Root-knot nematode, Sting nematode, Weed, Yellow nutsedge

© 2020 Maria de Lourdes Mendes et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Yellow and purple nutsedge and coffee senna as hosts of common plant nematodes in Florida

Published Online: Nov 24, 2020

Page range: 1 - 9

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/jofnem-2020-094

KeywordsCoffee senna, Host-status, Purple nutsedge, Root-knot nematode, Sting nematode, Weed, Yellow nutsedge

© 2020 Maria de Lourdes Mendes et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Coffee senna, Host-status, Purple nutsedge, Root-knot nematode, Sting nematode, Weed, Yellow nutsedge