Occurrence and geographical distribution of cyst nematodes in cereals and grassland in the Slovak Republic

Abstract

A study of occurrence and geographical distribution of cyst-forming nematodes in monocultural cereal fields and multispecies grassland vegetation in Slovak Republic revealed the presence of two species of Heterodera: H. avenae and H. schachtii. The frequency of occurrence of H. avenae was 37.8 % in cereal fields and 3.3 % in grassland. Cysts of H. schachtii were found only in cereal fields along with cysts of H. avenae, in the western part of country. The occurrence of other graminaceous cyst nematode species was not recorded.

The effect of two compost soil amendments, based on municipal green and penicillin production wastes, on plant parasitic nematodes

“…Phytoparasitic nematodes are a serious threat to numerous crop plants of agricultural interest (Lišková & Renčo, 2007;Kumari & Decreamer, 2007, Renčo & Čerevková 2008, can cause their yield losses (Seinhorst, 1986;Sasanelli, 1994). Control of these phytoparasitic nematodes, as for soil pathogens and weeds, has been generally based on chemical treatments (Basile et al, 2003).…”