The spread of potato cyst nematodes ( Globodera pallida and Globodera rostochiensis ) via residual soils endangers the cultivation of potatoes. The aim of the study was to investigate the effectiveness of thermal treatments against potato cyst nematodes (PCN) as part of reliable routine phytosanitary measures in processing plants accompanied with the highest possible throughput of tare soil. The viability and reproduction rate...

Cyst producing nematodes are persistent soil-borne organisms causing severe damage to cultivated plants. Persistence of the economically relevant cyst nematode species Globodera pallida , G. rostochiensis and Heterodera schachtii was investigated at different stages during a large-scale industrial composting process to evaluate its efficiency to prevent spread of these nematodes into natural and agricultural habitats. Using re...

Ditylenchus dipsaci is an economically important plant-parasitic nematode affecting European sugar beets. To date, no sugar beet cultivars carrying resistance against D. dipsaci are available to farmers. To find potentially resistant sugar beet lines restricting reproduction and penetration of D. dipsaci , three consecutive in vivo bioassays were carried out. The first experiment determined the penetration rate of D. dipsaci i...

The stem nematode, Ditylenchus dipsaci , is a severe pest in European sugar beet production. In France, Germany, and Switzerland, D. dipsaci damage in sugar beet varies among specific geographic areas. In this study, the reproduction potential of four geographically distinct D. dipsaci populations was determined using sterile carrot disc cultures. In addition, virulence and pathogenicity were investigated in-vivo using sugar b...