Effects of root-knot nematodes on growth of three species of woody ornamental plants

dc.contributor.authorKludy, Donald Henryen
dc.contributor.departmentPlant Pathology and Physiologyen
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-02T18:38:54Zen
dc.date.available2021-08-02T18:38:54Zen
dc.date.issued1962en
dc.description.abstractAn investigation of the effect of Meloidogyne hapla, M. arenaria, M. arenaria thamesi, M. incognita acrita, and M. incognita on Ligustrum ovalifolium, L. japonicum, and Abelia floribunda was conducted. With the exception of M. hapla on L. ovalifolium and M. arenaria thamesi on A. floribunda, all 5 species of nematodes were pathogenic on the 3 host species. Striking differences in growth of the L. ovalifolium plants inoculated with the 4 root-knot species that caused significant reduction could easily be seen. Reduction in weight of the plants inoculated with the 4 root-knot species varied from 39.8% to 63.6% of the controls, and the reduction in total length of stems of these plants varied from 37.2% to 58.5% of the controls at the termination of the experiment. Reduction in weight of the L. japonicum plants inoculated with root-knot species varied from 29.2% to 51.7% of the controls. All plants inoculated with root-knot were significantly reduced in weight compared to controls. There were no visual differences in growth among the A. floribunda treatments; however, omitting the M. arenaria thamesi treatment which was not significantly different from control, the reduction in weight of the inoculated plants varied from 26.81 to 41.71 of the controls.en
dc.description.degreeM.S.en
dc.format.extent43 leavesen
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/104501en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Polytechnic Instituteen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 21962686en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
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dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1962.K483en
dc.subject.lcshNematode diseases of plantsen
dc.subject.lcshOrnamental woody plants -- Diseases and pestsen
dc.subject.lcshRoot-knoten
dc.titleEffects of root-knot nematodes on growth of three species of woody ornamental plantsen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplinePlant Pathology and Physiologyen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Instituteen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameM.S.en

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