Nematodes Associated with Potato in Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick

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  • J. Kimpinski

Abstract

Analysis of soil and root samples collected from potato fields across Prince Edward Island and the Woodstock-Grand Falls region of New Brunswick, Canada showed that Pratylenchus spp. were the dominant plant-parasitic nematodes. Pratylenchus penetrans occurred more often on Prince Edward Island, and P. crenatus predominated in New Brunswick. It was estimated that about 10% of the sites from Prince Edward Island had population levels of Pratylenchus spp. that may have caused economic losses. Key words: potato, Pratylenchus penetrans, P. crenatus, root lesion nematode, Solanum tuberosum.

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1987-10-15

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