Crop damage is associated with infection by plant pathogens but can also arise through abiotic factors. However, the plant pathogens are involved in biotic interactions with other plant pathogens, and these interactions may differ depending of the cultivar of the crop. Here, the interaction between the fungus Rhizoctonia solani (AG3) and free-living plant-parasitic nematodes was investigated in a pot experiment with different potato cultivars. No synergistic interaction between R. solani and plant-parasitic nematodes was found, instead there was an effect of treatment with lower tuber yield when nematodes occurred alone. There were differences among the cultivars regarding incidence of black scurf, dry weight of stems and tubers, and there was interactive effects between treatment and cultivar regarding dry weight of stolons and roots. Therefore, results concerning incidence and damage of R. solani and/or plant-parasitic nematodes found for one cultivar may not be applicable to other cultivars.Resumen El daño en el cultivo se asocia con infección por fitopatógenos, pero también puede surgir a través de factores abióticos. No obstante, los patógenos de plantas están involucrados en interacciones bióticas con otros patógenos, y estas interacciones pudieran diferir dependiendo de la variedad del cultivo. Aquí, se investigó la interacción entre el hongo Rhizoctonia solani (AG3) y nematodos fitoparásitos de vida libre en un experimento en macetas con diferentes variedades de papa. No se encontró una interacción sinergística entre R. solani y los nematodos fitoparásitos, en cambio, hubo un efecto de tratamiento con rendimiento más bajo de tubérculo cuando los nematodos estaban solos. Hubo diferencias entre variedades en relación a la incidencia de costra negra, peso seco de los tallos y los tubérculos, y hubo efectos interactivos entre tratamiento y variedad en relación al peso seco de los estolones y las raíces. De aquí que los resultados concernientes a la incidencia y daño de R. solani y/o nematodos fitoparásitos que se encontraron para una variedad pudieran no ser aplicables a otras.
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