Protection of Fusarium and Verticillium Propagules from Selected Biocides Following Ingestion by Pristionchus lheritieri

Authors

  • H. J. Jensen
  • S. R. Siemer

Abstract

Spores of Fusarium oxysporum f. lycopersici or Verticillium dahliae (potato strain) ingested by Pristionchus Iheritieri (a saprozoic nematode) survived exposure to otherwise lethal solutions of free chlorine, thiabendazole or the methyl ester of l-butylcarbamoyl-2-bendimidazole carbamic acid. Viability of mechanically-freed or defecated spores were the same. Key Words: Pristionchus Iheritieri, Fusarium oxysporum f. lycopersici, Verticillium dahliae, Spores, Biocides, Protection.

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Published

1971-01-15

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