               
|
| NEMATOLOGY |
- Evaluation of commercial and experimental
nematicides for efficacy at different rates and under different
conditions including the addition of soil conditioners.
- Studies of allelopathic plants in laboratory
and field for their ability to suppress populations of plant-parasitic
nematodes when used as a rotation or green manure crop.
- Field surveys are being conducted to evaluate
the role of plant-parasitic nematodes in grapevine decline
in Pennsylvania.
- Integrated tactics for sustainable nematode
management are being developed, which include cultural practices,
allelopathic plants, nematicides, and biological controls.
- Surveys to collect and identify potentially
useful nematode biocontrol agents will be conducted in Pennsylvania
orchards.
- Studies will determine the optimum environmental
requirements of dagger nematodes and the potential of managing
populations by altering environmental conditions.
|
|
|
|
