Effect of mediterranean cultivated plants on the reproduction of Heterodera ciceri

Abstract

Fiftyfour plant species, belonging to fourteen botanical families, were tested under glasshouse conditions for their effect on the reproduction of Helerodera ciceri. Chickpea, lentil, grass pea, and pea were good hosts of the nematode. Among other legumes, bean and alfalfa were poor hosts, crimsom clover, red clover, faba bean, annual medics, soybean, and vetch were very poor hosts, and cowpea, spanish espercet, and white clover were non·hosts for the nematode. Among non leguminous crops, very few females of the nematode developed on carnation and only juveniles and males were found on curled dock. The population of the nematode increased markedly in pots containing the good host plants and generally declined in those planted with plants which were poor hosts or non·hosts.