Research Papers: Comparison of Four Isolates of Radopholus similis from Central America on Valery Bananas

Abstract

The effects of four Radopholus similis isolates from Central America were compared on Valery bananas. The isolates from Armuelles, Panama, and Coto, Costa Rica caused higher damage to the root system than the Honduran isolate. Population increase in the Honduran isolate was also considerably lower than in the rest of the isolates suggesting that another banana biotype might be present in banana production areas of Central America.