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<p>Sting nematode is acutely damaging to a wide range of crops and is relatively common in sandy soils in the southeastern United States. Sweetpotato is an important crop in this region, and its production may be expanding to localities where sting nematode is an important pest. Despite this, the relationship between sweetpotato and sting nematode is not well-defined. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to assess (1) the relative host status of sweetpotato for sting nematode and (2) damage potential of sting nematode on sweetpotato in repeated greenhouse experiments. A known sting nematode host (field corn), a known poor host (sunn hemp), and sweetpotato cultivars susceptible (‘Beauregard’) and resistant (‘Covington’) to southern root-knot nematode were challenged with sting nematode. In both trials, field corn supported greater final soil sting nematode abundances than sunn hemp or either sweetpotato cultivar. Based on the average reproductive factor, field corn was confirmed as a susceptible host, whereas sunn hemp and sweetpotato were poor hosts. Sting nematode did not impair the growth of any crop, suggesting greenhouse conditions were not conducive to damage since field corn sustains damage in field conditions. These results suggest that sunn hemp and sweetpotato could be useful rotation crops for managing sting nematode, but future work is needed to assess sting nematode pathogenicity on these crops under field conditions.</p></abstract>

Sting nematode is acutely damaging to a wide range of crops and is relatively common in sandy soils in the southeastern United States. Sweetpotato is an important crop in this region, and its production may be expanding to localities where sting nematode is an important pest. Despite this, the relationship between sweetpotato and sting nematode is not well-defined. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to assess (1) the relative host status of sweetpotato for sting nematode and (2) damage potential of sting nematode on sweetpotato in repeated greenhouse experiments. A known sting nematode host (field corn), a known poor host (sunn hemp), and sweetpotato cultivars susceptible (‘Beauregard’) and resistant (‘Covington’) to southern root-knot nematode were challenged with sting nematode. In both trials, field corn supported greater final soil sting nematode abundances than sunn hemp or either sweetpotato cultivar. Based on the average reproductive factor, field corn was confirmed as a susceptible host, whereas sunn hemp and sweetpotato were poor hosts. Sting nematode did not impair the growth of any crop, suggesting greenhouse conditions were not conducive to damage since field corn sustains damage in field conditions. These results suggest that sunn hemp and sweetpotato could be useful rotation crops for managing sting nematode, but future work is needed to assess sting nematode pathogenicity on these crops under field conditions.

<italic>Belonolaimus longicaudatus</italic> Host Status and Pathogenicity on Sweetpotato

Journal of Nematology

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 Host Status and Pathogenicity on Sweetpotato

Sting nematode is acutely damaging to a wide range of crops and is relatively common in sandy soils in the southeastern United States. Sweetpotato is an...

Belonolaimus longicaudatus Host Status and Pathogenicity on Sweetpotato

Article Category: Research Paper

Publicado en línea: 02 jul 2022

Páginas: -

Recibido: 03 feb 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jofnem-2022-0019

Palabras clave
corn, host, management, sting nematode, sunn hemp, sweetpotato,

© 2022 Grabau et al., published by Sciendo

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

Belonolaimus longicaudatus Host Status and Pathogenicity on Sweetpotato

Article Category: Research Paper

Publicado en línea: 02 jul 2022

Páginas: -

Recibido: 03 feb 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jofnem-2022-0019

Palabras clavecorn, host, management, sting nematode, sunn hemp, sweetpotato,

© 2022 Grabau et al., published by Sciendo

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

Palabras clave
corn, host, management, sting nematode, sunn hemp, sweetpotato,