Survival and Infectivity of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus in Wood Chip-Soil Mixtures
To determine the effect of soil environment on the life stages and total numbers of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, nematode-infested wood chips alone and mixed with soil were incubated at 12 and 20 C. Nematodes were extracted at 2-week intervals for 12 weeks. Numbers of nematodes and percentage of thir...
| Publié dans: | Journal of nematology. - 1969. - 24(1992), 4 vom: 15. Dez., Seite 495-503 |
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| Format: | Article |
| Langue: | English |
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1992
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| Accès à la collection: | Journal of nematology |
| Sujets: | Journal Article Bursaphelenchus xylophilus P. sylvestris Pinus strobus nematode pine pinewood nematode root soil temperature |
| Résumé: | To determine the effect of soil environment on the life stages and total numbers of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, nematode-infested wood chips alone and mixed with soil were incubated at 12 and 20 C. Nematodes were extracted at 2-week intervals for 12 weeks. Numbers of nematodes and percentage of third-stage dispersal larvae were greater at 12 C and in chips without soil. Percentage of juveniles of the propagative cycle was greater at 20 C and in chips with soil. Although B. xylophilus survived in chips with soil for 12 weeks, nematode numbers and life stage percentages changed little over time. To determine if B. xylophilus was capable of infecting wounded roots, infested and uninfested chips were mixed with soil in pots with white and Scots pine seedlings. Trees were maintained at 20 and 30 C and harvested at mortality or after 12 weeks. Only seedlings treated with infested chips contained nematodes. In field experiments, planted seedlings were mulched with infested chips to determine if nematodes would invade basal stem wounds. Among these trees, Scots pine was more susceptible than white or red pines to infection and mortality |
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| Description: | Date Completed 14.07.2011 Date Revised 20.10.2021 published: Print Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 0022-300X |