Pathogenicity of Macroposthonia xenoplax to Walnut

Authors

  • B. F. Lownsbery
  • E. H. Moody
  • A. Moretto
  • G. R. Noel
  • T. M. Burlando

Abstract

Preplanting treatment of soil naturally infested with Macroposthonia xenoplax with 1,2-dibromoethane (ethylene dibromide) significantly increased the growth rate of Juglans hindsii seedlings. When seedlings of J. hindsii, J. regia CV "Serf" and J. regia CV Eureka were inoculated with M. xenoplax, their growth was signilicantly less than that of nematode-free controls. This retarded growth rate was accompanied hy feeder root necrosis, longitudinal cracks in the older roots, and distinct lesions in the secondary phloem. Key Words: Juglans hindsii, Juglans regia, lesion formation, feeder root necrosis, phenolic compounds.

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1978-07-15

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